standage

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English

Etymology

From stand +‎ -age.

Noun

standage (countable and uncountable, plural standages)

  1. (mining) A reservoir in which water accumulates at the bottom of a mine.
  2. (rail transport, dated) Space to stand or store railway wagons, such as a siding.
    • 1964 January, “News and Comment: New block oil developments”, in Modern Railways, page 11:
      The distribution depot at Liversedge is equipped with parallel sidings for wagon standage.
  3. (rail transport, dated) A demurrage charge for wagons not unloaded by the consignee within a reasonable time.
  4. (rail transport) Room for a train to stand if necessary, e.g. between junctions.
    • 2021 February 10, Philip Haigh, “West Yorkshire plans huge improvements to rail network”, in RAIL, number 924, page 55:
      […] enhancements at Engine Shed Junction (to give 750-metre clear standage between there and Whitehall East Junction) […]

References

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “standage”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)

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