dockage

noun

dock·​age ˈdä-kij How to pronounce dockage (audio)
1
: a charge for the use of a dock
2
: the docking of ships
3
: docking facilities

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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 See All Example Sentences for dockage

Word History

First Known Use

1648, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of dockage was in 1648

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“Dockage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dockage. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.

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