dockage meaning and definition

DOCKAGE noun

Definition of dockage (noun)

1. a fee charged for a vessel to use a dock
   • synonyms: docking fee
2. landing in a harbor next to a pier where ships are loaded and unloaded or repaired; may have gates to let water in or out
   • "the ship arrived at the dock more than a day late"
   • synonyms: dock, docking facility
3. the act of securing an arriving vessel with ropes
   • synonyms: docking, moorage, tying up