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
Two river steamboats were assigned to the Louisiana for the purpose of towage, if necessary, and for the accommodation of the mechanics who were still at work on board.
From The Narrative of a Blockade-Runner by Wilkinson, John
I ain't goin' to stand for no kiddin', even if we are in a five-hundred-dollar towage bill.
From Captain Scraggs or, The Green-Pea Pirates by Grant, Gordon
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 Redway, Jacques W. (Jacques Wardlaw)
Useless to pay towage with a favoring wind and flowing tide.
From Doubloons—and the Girl by Forbes, John Maxwell
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