portage

¹ American  

[pawr-tij, pohr-, pawr-tahzh] / ˈpɔr tɪdʒ, ˈpoʊr-, pɔrˈtɑʒ /

noun

1. the act of carrying; carriage.

2. the carrying of boats, goods, etc., overland from one navigable water to another.

3. the route over which this is done.

4. the cost of carriage.

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verb (used without object)

portaged, portaging

1. to make a portage.

   On this stretch of the river, we have to portage for a mile.

verb (used with object)

portaged, portaging

1. to carry (something) over a portage; make a portage with.

   We portaged our canoe around the rapids.

Portage ² American  

[pawr-tij, pohr-] / ˈpɔr tɪdʒ, ˈpoʊr- /

noun

1. a city in SW Michigan.

2. a town in NW Indiana.

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portage British  

/ pɔrtaʒ, ˈpɔːtɪdʒ /

noun

1. the act of carrying; transport

2. the cost of carrying or transporting

3. the act or process of transporting boats, supplies, etc, overland between navigable waterways

4. the route overland used for such transport

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verb

1. to transport (boats, supplies, etc) overland between navigable waterways

Etymology

Origin of portage

1375–1425; late Middle English < Middle French; port ⁵, -age

Related Words

• bear
• bring
• ferry
• give
• haul
• hoist
• import
• lift
• lug
• move
• pack
• remove
• take
• tote
• transfer
• transmit