quayage

noun

Definition of quayagenext
as in wharfage

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  1. wharfage
  2. shipyard
  3. marina
  4. dockyard
Noun
  • Blue Harvest has charged captains and crew on its vessels for maintenance, electronics and wharfage fees, among other expenses.
    — Will Sennott, ProPublica, 22 July 2022
  • Stimpson said last year that cruising, before the pandemic halted the industry, attracted around $6 million in annual gross revenues from wharfage and parking alone.
    — al, al, 25 Feb. 2022
Definition of wharfage
Noun
  • Rick Hambley, project manager at RMK Merrill-Stevens Yachts, Florida’s oldest continuously operating shipyard, has watched the transformation firsthand.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 25 July 2026
  • The European shipyard, one of four owned by Palumbo Superyachts, just delivered the largest yacht in its quarter-century history.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 21 July 2026
Definition of shipyard
Noun
  • What’s being lost Not everyone views the boating and marina construction boom in South Florida as progress.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 25 July 2026
  • The main city of Puntarenas is home to almost 100,000 inhabitants and offers a wide range of logistical and bureaucratic services, including marinas, hotels, banks, restaurants, fuel services, and technical suppliers.
    — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 24 July 2026
Definition of marina
Noun
  • The reason for its enduring success lies in the geography of English Harbour, where the dockyard was built.
    — Duncan Madden, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
  • Li had worked as a painter and sandblaster at the Staten Island dockyard for roughly four years.
    — Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 27 May 2026
Definition of dockyard
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