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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
  • Expanding shipyard capacity without sustaining the suppliers is unlikely to deliver the fleet the nation needs.
    — George Whittier, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The investment covers Rolls-Royce’s Raynesway facility, BAE Systems’ shipyard at Barrow and other parts of the UK supply chain.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of shipyard
Noun
  • Ahead of this storm, Formica said workers secured dock lines, moved loose items and equipment out of harm’s way and parked the marina’s trucks and forklifts at the highest point of the property.
    — Leah Willingham, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Despite opposition from residents and some Miami Beach leaders, billionaire Ken Griffin’s plan to add a private helipad to his megayacht marina cleared a key city committee Thursday and now heads to the full City Commission.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of marina
Noun
  • When the 12-hour dockyard shifts were reduced to 10-hour, workers felt their already precarious standards of living threatened.
    — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 24 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of dockyard
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“Quayage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quayage. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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