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
  • The return comes as the Navy faces continuing pressure to keep its attack submarine fleet operational amid lengthy maintenance periods and limited shipyard capacity.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2026
  • For superyacht owners old and new, there’s a case to be made for skipping the shipyard.
    — Dea Jusufi, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of shipyard
Noun
  • Pictures show the enormous white superyacht docked in the marina, towering over its surroundings.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Plenty of people who spent decades building a restaurant, a marina operation, or a trade business now own their homes outright or close to it, yet show little income on paper.
    — Karen Koehler, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 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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