Dockage Definition & Meaning

dockage
noun
  1. a fee charged for a vessel to use a dock
  2. landing in a harbor next to a pier where ships are loaded and unloaded or repaired; may have gates to let water in or out; "the ship arrived at the dock more than a day late"
  3. the act of securing an arriving vessel with ropes

"Dockage" in song lyrics

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  • "ft lauderdale dockage"
    AOL — AOL
  • "city of ft lauderdale dockage"
    AOL — AOL

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