ballastage

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noun

A toll paid for the taking on ballast in a port or harbour.

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Meanings

nounballastage (countable and uncountable, plural ballastages)

plural ballastages

  1. countablehistoricaluncountableA toll paid for the taking on ballast in a port or harbour.

    The better regulation of lastage and ballastage in the Thames.

    1759, Annual Register[?]

Origin

From ballast + -age.

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APA

ballastage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ballastage

MLA

“ballastage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ballastage. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ballastage,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ballastage.

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