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Beaconage vs Boatage - What's the difference?

beaconage | boatage | coordinate terms |

Beaconage is a coordinate term of boatage.


As nouns the difference between beaconage and boatage

is that beaconage is money paid for the maintenance of a beacon while boatage is the total capacity of boats, as of lifeboats on a ship.

beaconage

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • Money paid for the maintenance of a beacon.
  • (uncountable) Beacons collectively.

    • Coordinate terms

    * (fee for beacon) anchorage, ballastage, cranage, demurrage, shippage, shorage, tonnage, wharfage (Webster 1913)

    boatage

    English

    Noun

  • The total capacity of boats, as of lifeboats on a ship.
  • Conveyance by boat.
  • A charge for transporting goods by boat.

    • Coordinate terms

    * (fee for boat transport) anchorage, ballastage, beaconage, cartage, cranage, demurrage, moorage, pilotage, porterage, shippage, shorage, sledage, tonnage, towage, wharfage (Webster 1913)