keelage

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noun

The right of demanding a duty or toll for a ship entering port.

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Meanings

nounkeelage (countable and uncountable, plural keelages)

plural keelages

  1. countableuncountableThe right of demanding a duty or toll for a ship entering port.
  2. countableuncountableThe duty or toll charged for a ship entering port.

Origin

From keel + -age; compare French guillage, Medieval Latin killagium.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

kaleege
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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