lighterage

Etymology

From lighter + -age.

lighterage means the fee paid for conveyance of goods on a lighter (flat-bottomed boat for carrying heavy loads across short distances). Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 90 out of 100.

noun

The fee paid for conveyance of goods on a lighter (flat-bottomed boat for carrying heavy loads across short distances).
The act of unloading into a lighter, or of conveying by a lighter.“If Goods are to be brought Home to your own House, there are Charges for Weighage, Cranage, Porterage, Wharfage, Cartage, Lighterage, &c.”