Definition of Berthage

1. n. A place for mooring vessels in a dock or harbor.

Definition of Berthage

1. Noun. A place for mooring vessels in a dock or harbor. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Berthage

1. accomodation for mooring [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Berthage

berryless
berrylike
berrypecker
berrypeckers
berseem
berseems
berserk
berserker
berserkers
berserkly
berserks
berstle
berstles
berth
bertha
berthage (current term)
berthages
berthas
berthe
berthed
berthes
berthierine
berthierite
berthierites
berthing
berthings
berthollide
berthollides
berths
berthside

Literary usage of Berthage

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Principles and Practice of Harbour Construction by William Shield (1895)
"... delivery— berthage—Quay space—Water area—Loss incurred for want of proper harbour accommodation—Dimensions and equipment of herring fishing-boats. ..."

2. Affairs of the Colony Being a History Concerning the Straits Settlements and by Farquhar Matheson McLarty (1893)
"Liverpool, London, Glasgow, and Newcastle), the Harbour Corporations provide the berthage, sheds, godowns and outlets, and recoup themselves by charging ..."

3. The Rules of the Road at Sea: Comprising the Regulations for Preventing by Hubert Stuart Moore (1900)
"Petroleum exceeding in quantity 5000 gallons shall not be landed from or shipped on board any ship except at the berthage at Shieldhall or elsewhere ..."

4. The Principles and Practice of Canal and River Engineering by David Stevenson (1872)
"But it is sometimes desirable on a smaller scale to protect the berthage of quays along rivers from currents or accumulations of gravel. ..."

5. New Zealand Official Yearbook by New Zealand Dept. of Statistics (1904)
"berthage: Breakwater Harbour wharves—3d. per ton on cargo landed, shipped, or transhipped; ... berthage rate : 3Jd. per ton on all cargo landed, shipped, ..."

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