DOCKAGE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does dockage mean? 

• DOCKAGE (noun)
  The noun DOCKAGE has 3 senses:

1. a fee charged for a vessel to use a dock

2. landing in a harbor next to a pier where ships are loaded and unloaded or repaired; may have gates to let water in or out

3. the act of securing an arriving vessel with ropes

  Familiarity information: DOCKAGE used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DOCKAGE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A fee charged for a vessel to use a dock

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Synonyms:

dockage; docking fee

Hypernyms ("dockage" is a kind of...):

fee (a fixed charge for a privilege or for professional services)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Landing in a harbor next to a pier where ships are loaded and unloaded or repaired; may have gates to let water in or out

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

dock; dockage; docking facility

Context example:

the ship arrived at the dock more than a day late

Hypernyms ("dockage" is a kind of...):

landing; landing place (structure providing a place where boats can land people or goods)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "dockage"):

dry dock; drydock; graving dock (a large dock from which water can be pumped out; used for building ships or for repairing a ship below its waterline)

marina (a fancy dock for small yachts and cabin cruisers)

Holonyms ("dockage" is a part of...):

harbor; harbour; haven; seaport (a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo)

Derivation:

dock (come into dock)

Sense 3

Meaning:

The act of securing an arriving vessel with ropes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

dockage; docking; moorage; tying up

Hypernyms ("dockage" is a kind of...):

arrival (the act of arriving at a certain place)