bunkerage
The act of bunkeringThe act of bunkering (loading a vessel with oil or coal)
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)The act of bunkering (loading a vessel with oil or coal)
(uncountable)Oil or coal used for the engine of a vessel
18 October 2017, Italy busts gang smuggling Zawia diesel to Sicily in Libya Herald Gazzettinonline reported that the smuggled diesel was in fact low grade and normally used as bunkerage for ships.
Origin
From bunker + -age.From bunker + -age.
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable