'Lighterage' definitions:

Definition of 'lighterage'

(from WordNet)
noun
The fee charged for carrying goods in lighters
noun
The transportation of goods on a lighter

Definition of 'Lighterage'

From: GCIDE
  • Lighterage \Light"er*age\ (l[imac]t"[~e]r*[asl]j; 48), n.
  • 1. The price paid for conveyance of goods on a lighter. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. The act of unloading into a lighter, or of conveying by a lighter. [1913 Webster]