cranage

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English

Etymology

From Middle English cranage, from crane +‎ -age.

Noun

cranage (countable and uncountable, plural cranages)

  1. The use of a crane to hoist goods.
    • 1738, William Markham, A General Introduction to Trade and Business:
      If Goods are to be brought Home to your own House , there are Charges for Weighage, Cranage, Porterage, Wharfage, Cartage, Lighterage, &c.
    • 2020 November 18, Industry Insider, “Improving rail connectivity”, in Rail, page 68:
      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.
  2. Fees paid for use of the crane.

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Middle English

Etymology

From crane +‎ -age.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌkraːˈnaːd͡ʒ(ə)/

Noun

cranage (uncountable)

  1. (rare) cranage; the money resulting from it.

Descendants

  • English: cranage

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