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quayage
quay·age
/
ˈki
ɪdʒ, ˈkeɪ-, ˈkwæ-
/
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[
kee
-ij,
key
-,
kwa
-
]
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noun
1.
quays collectively.
2.
space appropriated to quays.
3.
a charge for the use of a quay or quays.
Origin:
1750–60;
<
French,
equivalent to
quay
quay
+
-age
-age
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quayage
(ˈkiːɪdʒ)
—
n
1.
a system of quays
2.
a charge for the use of a quay
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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