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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Conveyance, transportation on a buoyant medium, such as air or water. The act of being wafted. countable, dated, uncountable

   "[…] I ſtalke about her doore / Like a ſtrange ſoule upon the Stigian bankes / Staying for waftage."

Synonyms

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air expressairfreightairliftbearingcarriagecarry

Example

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"[…] I ſtalke about her doore / Like a ſtrange ſoule upon the Stigian bankes / Staying for waftage."

Etymology

From waft + -age.

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