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wagonage

wagonage noun: the transport of goods by wagon.

Noun

wagonage (countable and uncountable, plural wagonages)

  1. The transport of goods by wagon.
    • Near-synonym: cartage
    Synonyms:
    cartage
  2. (historical) A fee paid for transportation by wagon.
    • Near-synonym: cartage
    Synonyms:
    cartage
  3. A collection of wagons; wagons generally.
    • wagonage, provender, and a piece or two of cannon1858–1865, Thomas Carlyle, History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Called Frederick the Great, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London: Chapman and Hall, […], →OCLC

Synonyms of wagonage

Forms of wagonage

pluralwagonages
alternative form (dated)waggonage

Origin of wagonage

From wagon + -age.

Questions about wagonage

What does wagonage mean?
Wagonage means the transport of goods by wagon.
What part of speech is wagonage?
Wagonage is a noun.
What is the plural of wagonage?
The plural of wagonage is wagonages.

Words near wagonage in the dictionary

  1. wagon-sheet
  2. wagon-sheets
  3. wagon-wheel effect
  4. wagon-wheel effects
  5. wagonable
  6. wagonage
  7. wagonages
  8. wagonbuilder
  9. wagonbuilders
  10. wagonbuilding
  11. wagoned

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