DRAYAGE

Etymology

Noun

drayage (countable and uncountable, plural drayages)

Transportation by dray.

(by extension) The transport of goods over a short distance, particularly from a terminal such as an ocean port to another destination, usually as part of a longer transportation of the goods.

A fee paid for the provision of such transportation.

Anagrams

• day-ager, yardage

Source: Wiktionary


Dray"age, n.

1. Use of a dray.

2. The charge, or sum paid, for the use of a dray.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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