Antonyms for cartage


Grammar : Noun
Spell : kahr-tij
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkɑr tɪdʒ


Definition of cartage

Origin :
  • c.1300, from cart + -age.
  • As in traffic : noun coming and going
Example sentences :
  • We had no railway to Donegal, fifteen miles away, and cartage was too expensive.
  • Extract from : « Ireland as It Is » by Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)
  • In cities, for purposes of carriage and cartage, men are used instead of horses.
  • Extract from : « Up To Date Business » by Various
  • We met a party of peons conveying salt on the backs of oxen to Cartage.
  • Extract from : « In New Granada » by W.H.G. Kingston
  • The crops were to a great extent cut, and some were in process of cartage in heavy waggons.
  • Extract from : « In the Russian Ranks » by John Morse
  • This is no cartage by a team hauling in the open, but a jerky removal, the work of invisible levers.
  • Extract from : « The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles » by Jean Henri Fabre
  • Most of the cartage and trucking is done on bamboo poles by Chinamen and with hand trucks, pulled by ropes and shoved.
  • Extract from : « Seven Legs Across the Seas » by Samuel Murray
  • Few horses or oxen were seen here, most of the cartage being done on two-wheeled trucks by men, women, and boys.
  • Extract from : « Seven Legs Across the Seas » by Samuel Murray
  • Cartage—The charges made for hauling goods by wagon, or otherwise than by freight or express.
  • Extract from : « Cyclopedia of Commerce, Accountancy, Business Administration, v. 4 » by Various
  • Freight, cartage, and cost of erecting the machine ready for use should be included.
  • Extract from : « Cyclopedia of Commerce, Accountancy, Business Administration, v. 4 » by Various
  • Charged with the cost of freight and cartage on all purchases for the harness department.
  • Extract from : « Cyclopedia of Commerce, Accountancy, Business Administration, v. 4 » by Various

Synonyms for cartage

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