"dunnage" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dunnages [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} dunnage (usually uncountable, plural dunnages)
  1. (chiefly transport) Scrap material, often wood, used to fill spaces to prevent the shifting of more valuable items during transport, or underneath large or heavy items to raise them slightly above the ground, in order to protect from chafing and wet. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Transport Translations (material, often wood, most commonly used to fill spaces to prevent items from shifting during shipment): Garnier [neuter] (German), подстилка под груз (podstilka pod gruz) [feminine] (Russian), embalaje [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-dunnage-en-noun-fTVFV-8- Topics: transport Disambiguation of 'material, often wood, most commonly used to fill spaces to prevent items from shifting during shipment': 94 3 2
  2. A charge levied for materials or equipment left on site. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-dunnage-en-noun-jaHSOCli Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 78 5 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 9 82 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 14 77 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 85 8 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 15 73 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 13 74 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 14 75 11
  3. Personal effects; baggage. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-dunnage-en-noun-DanCaZ1K

Inflected forms

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