cranage

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Definition of cranage

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noun

(countable, uncountable)The use of a crane to hoist goods.

“If Goods are to be brought Home to your own House , there are Charges for Weighage, Cranage, Porterage, Wharfage, Cartage, Lighterage, &c.”
“On the short sea route there was continued demand for non-containerised traffic, and a trans-shipment depot was established by an independent haulier at Stranraer in 1979, with overhead cranage to handle steel products from Teesside that justified running a daily Speedlink service from north east England.”

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noun

(countable, uncountable)The use of a crane to hoist goods.

“If Goods are to be brought Home to your own House , there are Charges for Weighage, Cranage, Porterage, Wharfage, Cartage, Lighterage, &c.”
“On the short sea route there was continued demand for non-containerised traffic, and a trans-shipment depot was established by an independent haulier at Stranraer in 1979, with overhead cranage to handle steel products from Teesside that justified running a daily Speedlink service from north east England.”
(countable, uncountable)Fees paid for use of the crane.

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From Middle English cranage, from crane + -age.

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