wharfage

Definition of wharfagenext

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of wharfage 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, 25 Feb. 2022 Stimpson said in November that cruising attracts around $6 million in annual gross revenues from wharfage and parking alone. — al, 4 Feb. 2022 Stimpson said that cruising brings in $6 million in annual gross revenues to the city from wharfage and parking alone, and some of that money is utilized to offset the existing debt on the Alabama Cruise Terminal. — al, 11 Nov. 2021 The money came from parking fees from visitors and wharfage fees assessed on the cruise ship being docked in Mobile. — al, 4 May 2020 The money comes from parking fees from visitors and wharfage fees assessed on the cruise ship. — al, 13 Apr. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wharfage
Noun
  • The yacht was supposed to cross the Panama Canal before picking up Machado and the others at a marina in Colón, on Panama’s Caribbean coast.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
  • In Surf City, New Jersey, water rose inside a marina where workers had moved equipment to higher ground, and owner Kenny Formica said customers reported boats and Jet Skis missing or blown from their lifts.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The fully custom aluminum superyacht, which renowned Italian shipyard Rossinavi launched in January, has just been presented in her entirety at the Monaco Yacht Show.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2026
  • News of a probe involving political contributions and federal contracts has some in a shipyard town raising questions about her influence.
    — Ian Ward, Washington Post, 26 Sep. 2026
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
Noun
  • Their transatlantic journey is slated to begin in Portsmouth, but once there Håkan loses sight of his brother in the crowds along the wharf.
    — Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
  • But in 1820, Shippingport had about 600 residents, three wharves for steamboats, taverns and a flour mill.
    — Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 16 Aug. 2026

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“Wharfage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wharfage. Accessed 8 Oct. 2026.

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