dockage

noun

dock·​age ˈdä-kij 

1

: a charge for the use of a dock

2

: the docking of ships

3

: docking facilities

Examples of dockage in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Bitter End Yacht Club also has 70 moorings and dockage that can accommodate up to 26 ships. — Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 6 July 2025

In business since 1986, Marine Group Boat Works is a full-service maritime vessel construction and repair company that covers more than 2,000 of dockage on San Diego Bay and employs 230 workers. — Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 June 2025

An iconic lodge with cottages in historic Alice Town with dockage. — Bob Rountree, Sun Sentinel, 5 May 2025

All residents will have access to Pier Sixty-Six Marina, which will feature 5,000 linear feet of dockage and 164 slips for boats 40 to 400 feet. — Emma Reynolds, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1648, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for dockage

• blockage
• lockage
• socage