dockage

noun

the act of securing an arriving vessel with ropes

landing in a harbor next to a pier where ships are loaded and unloaded or repaired

a fee charged for a vessel to use a dock

Roots

dockedock- · Dutch · ship's berth aticum-age · Latin · charge or collective action

Synonyms for dockage

wharfagen wharfn piern quayn feen seaportn dockyardn towagen portn pilotagen

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Where does dockage come from?

The word dockage breaks down into 2 roots of Dutch and Latin origin: dock, from Dutch docke (“ship's berth”); and -age, from Latin aticum (“charge or collective action”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.