dockage
dock·age
dockage · dockages
Docks collectively; dock spaceDocks collectively; dock space.
UK/ˈdɒkɪdʒ/US/ˈdɑkɪdʒ/
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)Docks collectively; dock space.
(countable, uncountable)A charge levied for docking.
More definitions
- a fee charged for a vessel to use a dock
- landing in a harbor next to a pier where ships are loaded and unloaded or repaired; may have gates to let water in or out
- the act of securing an arriving vessel with ropes
Origin
From dock + -age.From dock + -age.
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Forms
plural: dockagesSynonyms
7 synonymsClose in meaning
- a fee charged for a vessel to use a dock:docking fee
- landing in a harbor next to a pier where ships are loaded and unloaded or repaired; may have gates to let water in or out:dockdocking facility
- the act of securing an arriving vessel with ropes:dockingmooragetying up
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable