drayage

dray·age
D2R1A1Y4A1G2E1
UK/ˈdɹeɪ.ɪdʒ/

noun

Transportation by dray.

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Meanings

noundrayage (countable and uncountable, plural drayages)

plural drayages

  1. countableuncountableTransportation by dray.
  2. broadlycountableuncountableThe 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. countableuncountableA fee paid for the provision of such transportation.

Origin

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

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Translations

Finnish kärräys, kärräys
  • kärräystransportation by dray
  • kärräystransportation over short distance
Spanish acarreto, acarreamiento
  • acarretotransportation by dray
  • acarreamientotransportation by dray
  • carretajetransportation by dray
  • transportuario / extraportuariotransportation over short distance
  • camionajetransportation over short distance

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

yardage
Cite this entry
APA

drayage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drayage

MLA

“drayage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drayage. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “drayage,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drayage.

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