Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Demurrage \De*mur"rage\, n. [Cf. OF. demorage delay. See
{Demur}.] (Law)
(a) The detention of a vessel by the freighter beyond the
time allowed in her charter party for loading, unloading,
or sailing.
(b) The allowance made to the master or owner of the ship for
such delay or detention.
[1913 Webster]
The claim for demurrage ceases as soon as the ship
is cleared out and ready for sailing. --M`Culloch.
[1913 Webster]
Note: The term is also applied to similar delays and
allowances in land carriage, by wagons, railroads, etc.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
demurrage
n 1: a charge required as compensation for the delay of a ship
or freight car or other cargo beyond its scheduled time of
departure
2: detention of a ship or freight car or other cargo beyond its
scheduled time of departure
แสดงได้ทั้งความหมายของคำเดี่ยว และคำผสม ได้อย่างถูกต้อง
เช่น Secretary of State=รัฐมนตรีต่างประเทศของสหรัฐฯ (ในภาพตัวอย่าง),
High school=โรงเรียนมัธยมปลาย
