wharfage (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the word *wharfage*:
NOUN	possession	wharfage, quayage	a fee charged for the use of a wharf or quay
NOUN	artifact	wharfage, pier, wharf, dock	a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles

English > *wharfage*: 2 senses > noun 1, possession
Meaning	A fee charged for the use of a wharf or quay.
Synonym	quayage
Broader	fee	A fixed charge for a privilege or for professional services
Spanish	muellaje

English > *wharfage*: 2 senses > noun 2, artifact
Meaning	A platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats.
Synonyms	pier, wharf, dock
Parts	bollard, bitt	A strong post (as on a wharf or quay or ship for attaching mooring lines)
Parts	shipside	The part of a wharf that is next to a ship
Narrower	levee	A pier that provides a landing place on a river
Narrower	quay	wharf usually built parallel to the shoreline
Broader	platform	A raised horizontal surface
Spanish	descargadero, desembarcadero, embarcadero, malecón, muellaje, muelle
Catalan	desembarcador, moll, port
Verbs	wharf	provide with a wharf

HyperDic: wharfage