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Meaning of WHARFAGE

Pronunciation:  'worfij

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
  2. [n]  a fee charged for the use of a wharf
 
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 Synonyms: dock, pier, wharf
 
 See Also: bitt, bollard, fee, platform, quay, shipside

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Wharf"age\, n.
1. The fee or duty paid for the privilege of using a wharf
   for loading or unloading goods; pierage, collectively;
   quayage.
2. A wharf or wharfs, collectively; wharfing.
 

 

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