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laytime

laytime noun: in commercial shipping, the amount of time specified in a charter party for a vessel's loading and unloading.

Noun

laytime (countable and uncountable, plural laytimes)

  1. In commercial shipping, the amount of time specified in a charter party for a vessel's loading and unloading.

Forms of laytime

plurallaytimes

Origin of laytime

From lay + time.

Questions about laytime

What does laytime mean?
Laytime means in commercial shipping, the amount of time specified in a charter party for a vessel's loading and unloading.
What part of speech is laytime?
Laytime is a noun.
What is the plural of laytime?
The plural of laytime is laytimes.

Words near laytime in the dictionary

  1. layst
  2. laystall
  3. laystalls
  4. laystow
  5. laystows
  6. laytime
  7. laytimes
  8. Layton
  9. Laytons
  10. Laytonville
  11. Laytown

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