Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cranage

/ˈkɹeɪnɪd͡ʒ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.14 in modern English

Syllables: cran-age
IPA: /ˈkɹeɪnɪd͡ʒ/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The use of a crane to hoist goods.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Fees paid for use of the crane.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"If Goods are to be brought Home to your own House , there are Charges for Weighage, Cranage, Porterage, Wharfage, Cartage, Lighterage, &c."
"On the short sea route there was continued demand for non-containerised traffic, and a trans-shipment depot was established by an independent haulier at Stranraer in 1979, with overhead cranage to handle steel products from Teesside that justified running a daily Speedlink service from north east England."

Etymology

From Middle English cranage, from crane + -age.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: cranage
Suffix: crane

Usage

Inflected Forms

cranages (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

demurrage shippage shorage tonnage wharfage

Questions

How do you pronounce cranage?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɹeɪnɪd͡ʒ/.
What does cranage mean?: The use of a crane to hoist goods.
Where does cranage come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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