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
See if you can't get the charterers to pay the towage over to her loading port.
From Cappy Ricks Retires by Kyne, Peter B. (Peter Bernard)
All he had to do was to race off to his consignees and stop payment of the towage bill before Falk had the time to get in and lift the money.
From Falk A Reminiscence by Conrad, Joseph
We'll take all the cedar on your limit, in bolts on the river bank at market prices, less cost of towage to Vancouver.
From The Hidden Places by Sinclair, Bertrand W.
I've saved at least £10 over that towage, and, by James!
From A Master of Fortune Being Further Adventures of Captain Kettle by Wood, Stanley L.
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