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WHARFAGE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("wharfage" is a kind of...):
platform (a raised horizontal surface)
Meronyms (parts of "wharfage"):
bitt; bollard (a strong post (as on a wharf or quay or ship for attaching mooring lines))
shipside (the part of a wharf that is next to a ship)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "wharfage"):
levee (a pier that provides a landing place on a river)
quay (wharf usually built parallel to the shoreline)
Derivation:
wharf (provide with a wharf)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A fee charged for the use of a wharf or quay
Synonyms:
quayage; wharfage
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("wharfage" is a kind of...):
fee (a fixed charge for a privilege or for professional services)
