Dockage

/ˈdɑkɪdʒ/ noun

Definition

A fee or charge for using a dock to moor or unload a ship; or the space available for docking vessels.

Etymology

From 'dock' (a waterside structure) plus '-age' (a suffix meaning space, fee, or action). The term emerged in the 16th-17th centuries as maritime commerce expanded in English ports.

Kelly Says

Dockage fees were a major revenue source for port cities, and disputes over dockage rates were sometimes serious enough to spark riots—it was medieval shipping's equivalent of parking meter wars.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ማርያም
ma-ri-yam
ARالعربية
إرساء
ir-sa-a
BNবাংলা
বন্দর
bon-dor
CACatalà
amarratge
a-mar-rat-ge
CSČeština
přístav
pri-stav
DADansk
havnplads
havn-plads
DEDeutsch
Anlegestelle
an-le-ge-stel-leh
ELΕλληνικά
λιμάνι
li-ma-ni
ESEspañol
atraque
a-tra-keh
FAفارسی
سنگر
sangar
FISuomi
laituri
lai-tu-ri
FRFrançais
amarrage
a-mar-rahj
GUGU
બંદર
ban-dar
HAHA
tashar ruwa
ta-shar ru-wa
HEעברית
מעגן
me-agen
HIहिन्दी
अड्डा
ad-da
HUMagyar
kikötő
ki-kötő
IDBahasa Indonesia
pemberatan
pem-be-ra-tan
IGIG
akụrụ
a-ku-ru
ITItaliano
ormeggio
or-me-ggio
JA日本語
係留
ka-ryu
KKKK
кеңес
ke-nes
KMKM
ទីតាំង
tee-ta-amng
KO한국어
안전
an-jeon
MRMR
अड्डा
ad-da
MSBahasa Melayu
pemberatan
pem-be-ra-tan
MYမြန်မာ
ပြေးလျော်
pye-le-jo
NLNederlands
afmeren
af-me-ren
NONorsk
havnplass
havn-plass
PAPA
ਖਾੜ
kha-ar
PLPolski
zamoczenie
za-moc-zhen-ie
PTPortuguês
atracagem
a-tra-ka-jem
RORomână
încărcătură
in-cărcă-tură
RUРусский
причал
pri-chal
SVSvenska
hamnplats
hamn-plats
SWKiswahili
kuzimu
ku-zi-mu
TAதமிழ்
பேருந்து நிலையம்
pa-ru-nthu ni-lai-ya-m
TEతెలుగు
డొక్కింపు
dokk-in-pu
THไทย
ท่าเทียบเรือ
tha-tiep-reu
TLTL
pagtatagan
pag-ta-ga-gan
TRTürkçe
berber
ber-ber
UKУкраїнська
причал
pri-chal
URاردو
بندر
ban-dar
VITiếng Việt
neo đậu
neo dau
YOYO
àṣẹ́
a-she
ZH中文
停泊
tíng bō
ZUZU
ikhaya
i-kha-ya

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