GROUNDAGE

Etymology

Noun

groundage (countable and uncountable, plural groundages)

(nautical) A local tax paid by a ship for the ground or space it occupies while in port.

Source: Wiktionary


Ground"age, n.

Definition: A local tax paid by a ship for the ground or space it occupies while in port. Bouvier.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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