dockage

noun
dock·​age | \ ˈdä-kij How to pronounce dockage (audio) \

Definition of dockage

1 : a charge for the use of a dock
2 : the docking of ships
3 : docking facilities

Examples of dockage in a Sentence

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Photo: Nickolas Sargent Photos Amenities include a movie theater, dockage for a 90-foot yacht, a four-car garage, an outdoor pool with ornate statues, a game room and two guesthouses, Mr. Carvajal said. Katherine Clarke, WSJ, "Coral Gables Waterfront Estate Asks Record $55 Million," 15 June 2018 The villas will be comprised of eight waterfront homes, each with private boat dockage, and seven garden villas. Jennifer Boehm, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Ritz-Carlton Residences Miami Beach is taking its amenities to new heights — literally," 15 Dec. 2017 The Sails offers 2,500 linear feet of dockage and can accommodate a range of boat sizes, said Derek Dettman of Dettman Properties in Fort Lauderdale who co-brokered the transaction on behalf of the land owner JDM Harbor Heights. Arlene Satchell, Sun-Sentinel.com, "The Sails Marina now under same ownership as Hyatt Regency Pier 66," 13 July 2017 Located at 879 Coventry St., the home sits on a corner lot and possesses 180 feet of dockage along the Intracoastal — sufficient room to park a yacht (or two). Jennifer Boehm, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Grotto a hidden treasure at Boca Raton mansion," 5 May 2017 Norwegian would be required to pay dockage and wharfage fees according to rates for small vessels through September 2017 and then pay full county tariff rates from Oct. 1 to Sept. 30, 2019. Chabeli Herrera, miamiherald, "A new Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings terminal could be coming to PortMiami," 3 May 2017

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First Known Use of dockage

1648, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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