cartage
noun [ U ] uk/ˈkɑː.tɪdʒ/ us/ˈkɑːr.tɪdʒ/
运输,载运,运送
the transporting of goods by road, usually over short distances
I know where I can get some broken slabs. I'll only have to pay him a pound and the cartage. 我知道哪里可以买到一些碎石板。我只需要付给他一磅钱还有车费就可以了。
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- Contractors employed to collect and cart away road debris often deposited their sweepings down gullies, thus saving themselves the cost of cartage.
- Cartage is the collection or delivery of goods by road from a warehouse, goods depot, airport, seaport, etc.
- Road cartage by ox wagon added to costs and to the risk of accidental spillage.
- Shearing, cartage and sale costs often amount to more than farmers receive for their wool.