quayage

noun

Definition of quayagenext
as in wharfage

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  1. wharfage
  2. shipyard
  3. marina
  4. dockyard
Noun
  • 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, al, 25 Feb. 2022
Definition of wharfage
Noun
  • The new 282-footer is the fourth vessel in the Italian shipyard’s Large Yacht Collection.
    — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Fincantieri’s approach is not based on the assumption that humanoid robots are ready to transform every shipyard tomorrow.
    — Rodrigo Madanes, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of shipyard
Noun
  • Two Miami-Dade County residents are suing to require a countywide vote on whether a new marina can be built at the Miami Seaquarium site on Virginia Key, arguing that voters, not just county commissioners, should decide.
    — Abby Dodge, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The county maintains the underwater land that would house the marina piers is part of the same piece of real estate as the upland Seaquarium property.
    — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of marina
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
Definition of dockyard
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