Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The dues paid by a vessel anchored in a harbor or dock, or berthed at a wharf.
- noun Accommodation for anchoring; harborage.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A place for mooring vessels in a dock or harbor.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A place for
mooring vessels in adock orharbor .
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Examples
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From the spacious and convenient berthage of the floating light, the exchange to the artificers was, in this respect, much for the better.
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Next came the petty officers 'berthage, of which the same may be said, although, as was to be expected, the space here was rather more restricted, and the fittings somewhat plainer than in those of the other officers.
The First Mate The Story of a Strange Cruise Harry Collingwood 1886
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Abaft the foremast, and between it and the main hatch, stood a deck-house, the fore part of which constituted the berthage for the steerage passengers, while the after-part consisted of
The Cruise of the "Esmeralda" Harry Collingwood 1886
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From the spacious and convenient berthage of the floating light, the exchange to the artificers was, in this respect, much for the better.
Records of a Family of Engineers Robert Louis Stevenson 1872
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The extra cash was poured into extra fuel, berthage and support services to pick up Geoffrey Tuxworth, 47, Simon Peterffy, 44, and Glen Pendlebury, 27, who boarded the whaling security vessel Shonan Maru 2 on January 7.
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a new channel for the river was excavated, which further enlarged the floating space and wharf accommodation; wet and dry docks were added; until at length the quay berthage amounted to not less than 6290 feet, or nearly a mile and a quarter in length.
The Life of Thomas Telford Smiles, Samuel, 1812-1904 1867
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