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The transportation of goods on a lighter
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lighterage
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Word definitions for lighterage in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Lighterage \Light"er*age\ (l[imac]t"[~e]r*[asl]j; 48), n. The price paid for conveyance of goods on a lighter. The act of unloading into a lighter, or of conveying by a lighter.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the fee charged for carrying goods in lighters the transportation of goods on a lighter
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 The fee paid for conveyance of goods on a lighter. 2 The act of unloading into a lighter, or of conveying by a lighter.
Usage examples of lighterage.
He was a junior manager of the South China Lighterage Company of Singapore and Malaya.
South China Lighterage Company was one of the businesses owned by your family, I believe?
He has certainly organized the lighterage service of the harbour for the O.
Listons or the Lighterage Company or any damned soul except those nosy parkers in their perdition launches?
He should also report on the progress made in preparing new facilities at minor ports, and whether further use can be made of lighterage to have more rapid loading or unloading.