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wharfage

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wharf·age  (hwôrfj, wôrfj)
n.
1.
a. The use of wharves or a wharf.
b. The charges for this usage.
2. A group of wharves.

wharfage [ˈwɔːfɪdʒ]
n
1. (Transport / Nautical Terms) accommodation for ships at wharves
2. (Transport / Nautical Terms) a charge for use of a wharf
3. (Transport / Nautical Terms) wharves collectively

wharfage
a fee charged for the use of a wharf and its facilities.
See also: Dues and Payment
Wharfage wharves collectively, 1807.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.wharfage - a fee charged for the use of a wharf or quay
fee - a fixed charge for a privilege or for professional services
2.wharfage - a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by pileswharfage - a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
bitt, bollard - a strong post (as on a wharf or quay or ship for attaching mooring lines); "the road was closed to vehicular traffic with bollards"
levee - a pier that provides a landing place on a river
platform - a raised horizontal surface; "the speaker mounted the platform"
quay - wharf usually built parallel to the shoreline
shipside - the part of a wharf that is next to a ship
Translations
wharfage [ˈwɔːfɪdʒ] Nmuellaje m
wharfage [ˈwɔːfɪdʒ] ndiritti mpl di ormeggio


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The Wharfage, alongside the river Severn, will be closed to traffic for the day.
But the hundreds of dhows that ply their trade on this important shipping channel sat docked in the Wharfage behind the iconic Dubai Chamber of Commerce building.
121) For example, in an 1883 action, a West Virginia company sought an injunction against the charging of wharfage fees by Parkersburg, West Virginia, that the company alleged were in fact tonnage fees violating the Commerce Clause.
 
 
 
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