Drayage
/ˈdɹeɪ.ɪdʒ/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Transportation by dray. countable, uncountable
- 2 The transport of goods over a short distance, particularly from a terminal such as an ocean port to another destination, usually as part of a longer transportation of the goods. broadly, countable, uncountable
- 3 A fee paid for the provision of such transportation. countable, uncountable
Etymology
From dray (“a low horse-drawn cart”) + -age.