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bunkerage

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The act of bunkering (loading a vessel with oil or coal)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: nautical, transport

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noun

Meaning 2

Oil or coal used for the engine of a vessel

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: nautical, transport

Examples

  • 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.

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History

Etymology

From bunker + -age.