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noun
The fee paid for conveyance of goods on a lighter (flat-bottomed boat for carrying heavy loads across short distances).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
The act of unloading into a lighter, or of conveying by a lighter.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
the transportation of goods on a lighter
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: transportation, transport, transfer, transferral, conveyance
noun
the fee charged for carrying goods in lighters
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: fee
History
From lighter + -age.
