Meanings
nounlaytime (countable and uncountable, plural laytimes)
plural laytimes
- countableuncountableIn commercial shipping, the amount of time specified in a charter party for a vessel's loading and unloading.
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Translations
Greek σταλία
- σταλία (stalía)amount of time specified in a charter party for a vessel's loading and unloading
Italian stallia
- stalliaamount of time specified in a charter party for a vessel's loading and unloading
Romanian timp de stalii
- timp de staliiamount of time specified in a charter party for a vessel's loading and unloading
Swedish liggetid
- liggetidamount of time specified in a charter party for a vessel's loading and unloading
Turkish istalya
- istalyaamount of time specified in a charter party for a vessel's loading and unloading
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APA
laytime. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laytime
MLA
“laytime.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laytime. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “laytime,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laytime.
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