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Lighterage

The price paid for conveyance of goods on a lighter.

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Conveyance 76% connected

The act of conveying, carrying, or transporting; carriage.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Fee 76% connected

property; possession; tenure.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Transfer 76% connected

To convey from one place or person another; to transport, remove, or cause to pass, to another place or person; as, to transfer the laws of one count…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Transport 76% connected

To carry or bear from one place to another; to remove; to convey; as, to transport goods; to transport troops.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Transportation 76% connected

The act of transporting, or the state of being transported; carriage from one place to another; removal; conveyance.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Lighter 74% connected

One who, or that which, lights; as, a lighter of lamps.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Lighter 74% connected

One who, or that which, lights; as, a lighter of lamps.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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