noun
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a charge made for towing
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the act of towing or the state of being towed
Etymology
Origin of towage
Example Sentences
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The brokerage sees the merger as creating Indonesia’s largest listed towage and pilotage platform.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026
Sailing-vessels, however, require only a short towage, the docks being scarcely a dozen miles from Chesapeake Bay.
From Commercial Geography A Book for High Schools, Commercial Courses, and Business Colleges by Jacques W. (Jacques Wardlaw) Redway
And when we rose not a word had been said about towage!
From Falk A Reminiscence by Joseph Conrad
Had not salmon, of I know not how many pounds' weight, been played and brought to land by that slender towage.
From Wylder's Hand by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
In the early era of steam, the prominent policy was to combine towage with carrying capacity by the steamer, for economical expedition.
From History of Steam on the Erie Canal by Anonymous
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