drayage

noun — 3 senses

drayage

noun

UK /ˈdɹeɪ.ɪdʒ/

Etymology From dray (“a low horse-drawn cart”) + -age.

1

Transportation by dray.

2

Broadly The transport of goods over a short distance, particularly from a terminal such as an ocean port to another destination, usually as part of a longer transportation of the goods.

3

A fee paid for the provision of such transportation.

Related terms
dray, drayman

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