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light⋅er⋅age

  [lahy-ter-ij]
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–noun
1. the use of lighters in loading and unloading ships and in transporting goods for short distances.
2. a fee paid for lighter service.
Origin:
1475–85; lighter 2 + -age
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light·er·age   (lī'tər-ĭj)   
n.   Nautical

  1. Transportation of goods on a lighter.

  2. The fee charged for lightering.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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