WHARFAGE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats

Synonyms:

dock; pier; wharf; wharfage

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("wharfage" is a kind of...):

platform (a raised horizontal surface)

Meronyms (parts of "wharfage"):

bitt; bollard (a strong post (as on a wharf or quay or ship for attaching mooring lines))

shipside (the part of a wharf that is next to a ship)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "wharfage"):

levee (a pier that provides a landing place on a river)

quay (wharf usually built parallel to the shoreline)

Derivation:

wharf (provide with a wharf)

Meaning:

A fee charged for the use of a wharf or quay

Synonyms:

quayage; wharfage

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Hypernyms ("wharfage" is a kind of...):

fee (a fixed charge for a privilege or for professional services)