Crannage

/ˈkrænɪdʒ/ noun

Definition

A fee or tax paid for the use of a crane (a lifting device) at a port or warehouse, or the right to use such equipment.

Etymology

From 'crane' (the lifting machine, itself from Old English, originally named after the bird due to its long neck-like arm) plus the suffix '-age' (indicating a fee, right, or system). Used in maritime commerce since medieval times.

Kelly Says

Medieval port cities fought bitter wars over the right to charge crannage fees—controlling the cranes meant controlling trade, making them literal chokepoints of commerce and power!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ክርንክሻፍት ላይ ማስቀመጥ
kran-ksha-fṭ la-y ma-sqe-met
ARالعربية
تحميل بالكranes
tah-meel bil-kranes
BNবাংলা
ক্রেন লোড
kran lo-d
CACatalà
carregament de gru
kar-re-gam-ent deh groo
CSČeština
nákladní lož
na-klad-ni lozh
DADansk
kranbelastning
kran-be-last-ning
DEDeutsch
Kranladung
kran-la-dung
ELΕλληνικά
φόρτωση κρανίου
for-to-si kran-ee-ou
ESEspañol
carga de grúa
kar-ga deh g-rwa
FAفارسی
بارگیری جرثقیل
bar-giri gerth-qi-il
FISuomi
nostin kuorma
no-stin kuor-ma
FRFrançais
charge de grues
sharzh deh groo
GUGU
ક્રેન્કશાફ્ટ
kran-ksha-fṭ
HAHA
kwakwa
kwa-kwa
HEעברית
הטענה של קרנות
ha-ta-ena shel kerenot
HIहिन्दी
क्रेन भार
kran-bhar
HUMagyar
daru teher
dar-u te-her
IDBahasa Indonesia
muatan kran
moo-a-tan kran
IGIG
akpa
ak-pa
ITItaliano
carico gru
ka-ree-ko groo
JA日本語
クレーン荷役
kurēn-ni-kaku
KKKK
керік
keri-k
KMKM
ទាញ
dyaan
KO한국어
크레인 적재
keurein jeok-jae
MRMR
क्रॅन्कशाफ्ट
kran-ksha-fṭ
MSBahasa Melayu
muatan kren
moo-a-tan kren
MYမြန်မာ
ကြိတ်ချပ် စုံ
kye-t-cha-kp su-n
NLNederlands
kranlading
kran-la-ding
NONorsk
kranbelastning
kran-be-last-ning
PAPA
ਕ੍ਰੈਂਕਸ਼ਾਫਟ
kran-ksha-fṭ
PLPolski
ładunek żurawia
waud-unek zho-ra-via
PTPortuguês
carga de guindaste
kar-ga deh gwin-das-te
RORomână
încărcarea de macara
in-kar-ca-rea deh ma-ka-ra
RUРусский
погрузка краном
po-gro-zka kra-nom
SVSvenska
kranlast
kran-last
SWKiswahili
kuza ya crane
ku-za ya kran
TAதமிழ்
கூடுதல்
koo-d-thal
TEతెలుగు
క్రేన్ లోడ్
kran lo-d
THไทย
การขนย้ายด้วยเครน
garan khan-ya-y deue krean
TLTL
carga ng crane
kar-ga ng kran
TRTürkçe
kran yükü
kran-yük
UKУкраїнська
завантаження краном
zavan-ta-zhen-nya kra-nom
URاردو
کرن لoding
kran lo-ding
VITiếng Việt
giao hàng bằng cần cẩu
giao-hang bang can-cau
YOYO
akoko
a-ko-ko
ZH中文
吊装
diào zhuāng
ZUZU
ikranki
i-kran-ki

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