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单词 wharfage
释义

wharfage

[ hwawr-fij, wawr- ]
/ ˈʰwɔr fɪdʒ, ˈwɔr- /

noun

the use of a wharf: to charge higher rates for wharfage.
storage of goods at a wharf: conditions that make wharfage hazardous.
the charge or payment for the use of a wharf: to pay one's wharfage monthly.
wharves collectively, especially the number of wharves in a particular port.

Origin of wharfage

A late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; see origin at wharf, -age

Words nearby wharfage

whare, wharenui, wharepuni, whare wananga, wharf, wharfage, wharfie, wharfinger, wharf rat, Wharton, Wharton, Edith
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British Dictionary definitions for wharfage

wharfage
/ (ˈwɔːfɪdʒ) /

noun

accommodation for ships at wharves
a charge for use of a wharf
wharves collectively
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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