carrying of boats overland

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• portage — /pawr tij, pohr /, or, for 2, 3, 5, 6, /pawr tahzh /, n., v., portaged, portaging. n. 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.… …   Universalium

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• portage — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from porter to carry Date: 15th century 1. the labor of carrying or transporting 2. archaic the cost of carrying ; porterage 3. a. the carrying of boats or goods overland from one body of… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• portage — por•tage [[t]ˈpɔr tɪdʒ, ˈpoʊr [/t]] or, for 2,3,5,6, [[t]pɔrˈtɑʒ[/t]] n. v. taged, tag•ing 1) the act of carrying; carriage 2) trs the carrying of boats, supplies, etc., overland from one navigable water to another 3) trs the route over which… …   From formal English to slang

• portage — /ˈpɔtɪdʒ/ (say pawtij) noun 1. the act of carrying; carriage. 2. the carrying of boats, goods, etc., overland from one navigable water to another. 3. place or course over which this is done. 4. cost of carriage. {Middle English, from French, from …  

• portage — [pôr′tij; ] for n. 2 & v., also [ pôr täzh′] n. [ME < MFr < ML portaticum < L portare, to carry: see FARE] 1. a) the act of carrying or transporting b) the charge for this ☆ 2. a) a carrying of boats and supplies …   English World dictionary

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