Definition of "boatage" in English

noun

1. (uncountable) Conveyance, chiefly of goods, by boat.

2. (uncountable) A charge for transporting goods or people by boat; (countable) an instance of this.

3. (uncountable) The total capacity of a number of boats, especially of lifeboats on a ship.

4. (uncountable, obsolete) Boats collectively.