Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Nautical, loose wood or other substances, as horns, ratan, coir, etc., stowed among the parts of a cargo to chock it, or placed below dry cargo to keep it from bilge-water; dunnage.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Naut.) See
dunnage .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun nautical Material used to fill space and prevent
goods from moving about duringtransport ;dunnage .
Etymologies
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French. See fardel.
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reesetee commented on the word fardage
Wood or other materials laid on the bottom of a ship's hold to prevent water damage to cargo, or when stowed among casks and other cargo, to prevent them from moving during shipping. Also see dunnage.
February 15, 2008