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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
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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