towage - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'towage' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Towage

[ v.]

- The act of towing.
- The price paid for towing.

1 . towage

[ n]

Meaning (1):
- the act of hauling something (as a vehicle) by means of a hitch or rope

Example in sentence:

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Vertical stowage
Vertical stowage is a method of stowage in depth within a single compartment by which loaded items are continually accessible for unloading, and the ...
Stowage plan
Stowage plan is a completed stowage diagram showing what materiel has been loaded and its stowage location in each hold, between-deck compartment ...
Stowage factor
Stowage factor refers to the number that expresses the space, in cubic feet, occupied by a long ton of any commodity as prepared for shipment, including ...
Stowage
Stowage is the placement of cargo into a hold, compartment, or on a deck of a ship in such a way as to prevent damage from load shifts while the ship is underway.
Horizontal stowage
Horizontal stowage is the lateral distribution of unit equipment or categories of supplies so that they can be unloaded simultaneously from two or more holds.
Broken stowage factor
Broken stowage factor refers to a factor that is applied to the available space for embarkation due to the loss between boxes, between vehicles, around stanchions, and over ...
Broken stowage
Broken stowage—the space lost in the holds of a vessel because of the contour of the ship, dunnage, ladders, stanchions, and the shape of the cargo.

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