lighterage

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

lighterage
    n 1: the fee charged for carrying goods in lighters
    2: the transportation of goods on a lighter

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Lighterage \Light"er*age\ (l[imac]t"[~e]r*[asl]j; 48), n.
   1. The price paid for conveyance of goods on a lighter.
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   2. The act of unloading into a lighter, or of conveying by a
      lighter.
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