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 companies said the NSMV program helped transform the facility from a largely dormant shipyard employing only a few dozen workers into a site with more than 2,000 production workers.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 18 July 2026
  • The site will include a shipyard and manufacturing facility capable of producing vessels up to 850 feet.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 17 July 2026
Definition of shipyard
Noun
  • Among them are a special events center, parking garage, transit station, marina expansion and a 300-room hotel.
    — Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 July 2026
  • Emergency personnel who responded to the scene administered medical aid to the man, who the sheriff's office said was a resident of the marina.
    — Nick Lentz, CBS News, 13 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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