Gross average
Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Black's Law Dictionary
In maritime law
A contribution made by the owners of a ship, its cargo, and the freight, towards the loss sustained by the voluntary and necessary sacrifice of property for the common safety, in proportion to their respective interests. More commonly called "general average," (qv.) See 3 Kent, Comm. 232; 2 Steph. Comm. 179.
Wilson v. Cross, 33 Cal. 69.