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wharfage
Wharfage (noun) means a place where ships load and unload, such as a dock or quay.
noun
1
A place where ships load and unload, such as a dock or quay.
2
Wharfs as a group.
"It was also pointed out wharfage and factory sites with river and canal frontage were adjoining."
— , The Why and the Wherefore: The Coley Branch, G.W.R (1940)
3
Money paid for the use of a dock.
"the wharfage or shorage rates are 10 cents per cord of wood, 10 cents per thousand feet of lumber, and 1 cent per tie, and these rates do not include handling"
— United States. Army. Corps of Engineers, Water terminal and transfer facilities (1913)
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What is the meaning of wharfage?
"wharfage" (noun) means a place where ships load and unload, such as a dock or quay.
What is another word for wharfage?
Other words for "wharfage" include dock, quayage, wharf, pier.
What are the different meanings of wharfage?
"wharfage" has 3 main meanings: 1. A place where ships load and unload, such as a dock or quay; 2. Wharfs as a group; 3. Money paid for the use of a dock.
