Lighterage

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Lighterage \Light"er*age\ (l[imac]t"[~e]r*[asl]j; 48), n.
     1. The price paid for conveyance of goods on a lighter.
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     2. The act of unloading into a lighter, or of conveying by a
        lighter.


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  lighterage
       n 1: the fee charged for carrying goods in lighters
       2: the transportation of goods on a lighter