lighterage

noun

Meaning

The fee paid for conveyance of goods on a lighter.
The act of unloading into a lighter, or of conveying by a lighter.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

light due(English)light money(English)jettage(English)livery(English)keelage(English)laytime(English)respondentia(English)hireage(English)wharf(English)thames(English)cargo(English)vessels(English)

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