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towage

[ toh-ij ]

/ ˈtoʊ ɪdʒ /

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noun

the act of towing.

the state of being towed.

the price or charge for towing.

Origin of towage

First recorded in 1555–65; tow¹ + -age

Words nearby towage

tow bar, tow car, tow truck, tow-coloured, tow-haired, towage, toward, towardly, towards, towaway, towaway zone

Example sentences from the Web for towage

This we were told would demand the towage of the engine over the last three miles.

Sixteen Months in Four German Prisons |Henry Charles Mahoney
An' if I was you, I'd find out how much o' this two thousand dollars' towage he's goin' to distribute to his crew.

Captain Scraggs |Peter B. Kyne
We'll take all the cedar on your limit, in bolts on the river bank at market prices, less cost of towage to Vancouver.

The Hidden Places |Bertrand W. Sinclair
For the towage of pleasure boats it is occasionally used, though these upper regions are rarely indeed penetrated by tourists.

Rivers of Great Britain. The Thames, from Source to Sea. |Anonymous

See if you can't get the charterers to pay the towage over to her loading port.

Cappy Ricks Retires |Peter B. Kyne

British Dictionary definitions for towage

towage

/ (ˈtəʊɪdʒ) /

noun

a charge made for towing

the act of towing or the state of being towed