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ballastage

ballastage noun: a toll paid for the taking on ballast in a port or harbour.

Noun

ballastage (countable and uncountable, plural ballastages)

  1. (historical) A toll paid for the taking on ballast in a port or harbour.
    • The better regulation of lastage and ballastage in the Thames.1759, Annual Register[?]

Forms of ballastage

pluralballastages

Origin of ballastage

From ballast + -age.

Questions about ballastage

What does ballastage mean?
Ballastage means a toll paid for the taking on ballast in a port or harbour.
What part of speech is ballastage?
Ballastage is a noun.
What is the plural of ballastage?
The plural of ballastage is ballastages.

Words near ballastage in the dictionary

  1. ballast tank
  2. ballast tanks
  3. ballast up
  4. ballast wagon
  5. ballast wagons
  6. ballastage
  7. ballastages
  8. ballasted
  9. ballasted up
  10. ballasting
  11. ballasting up

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