2nd June 2025, 11:05 PM
Keelage - Noun
A tax, or toll, on a ship attempting to dock into a port. Also the act of renting a ship from a port. Named after 'keelboats', flat-bottomed commercial ships, aka barge freight ships. This, in turn, is named after the 'keel', or bottom of a ship.
A tax, or toll, on a ship attempting to dock into a port. Also the act of renting a ship from a port. Named after 'keelboats', flat-bottomed commercial ships, aka barge freight ships. This, in turn, is named after the 'keel', or bottom of a ship.
