[syn: pier, wharf, wharfage, dock]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Wharfage \Wharf"age\, n.
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1. The fee or duty paid for the privilege of using a wharf
for loading or unloading goods; pierage, collectively;
quayage.
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2. A wharf or wharfs, collectively; wharfing.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
wharfage
n 1: a fee charged for the use of a wharf or quay [syn:
wharfage, quayage]
2: a platform built out from the shore into the water and
supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats [syn:
pier, wharf, wharfage, dock]
Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856):
WHARFAGE. The money paid for landing goods upon, or loading them from a
wharf. Dane's Ab. Index, h.t.