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noun
Conveyance, chiefly of goods, by boat.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: nautical, transport
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A charge for transporting goods or people by boat; (countable) an instance of this.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: nautical, transport
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Synonyms: fraught, shippage
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The total capacity of a number of boats, especially of lifeboats on a ship.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: nautical, transport
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Boats collectively.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, uncountable
Topics: nautical, transport
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From boat + -age (suffix forming nouns denoting an action, process, or result; a charge, fee, or toll; or a sense of appurtenance or collection).
Across languages
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
