Portage Definition

pôrtĭj, pôr-täzh
portaged, portages, portaging
noun
The act of carrying or transporting.
Webster's New World
The charge for this.
Webster's New World
A carrying of boats and supplies overland from one lake or river to another, as during a canoe trip.
Webster's New World
Any route over which this is done.
Webster's New World

An act of carrying, especially the carrying of a boat overland between two waterways.

Wiktionary
verb
To transport or travel by portage.
Canoed and portaged the goods; portaging around the rapids.
American Heritage
To carry (a canoe, supplies, etc.) over a portage.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Portage

Noun

Singular:
portage
Plural:
portages

Origin of Portage

  • Middle English from Old French from porter to carry from Latin portāre per-2 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • French, from porter (“to carry").

    From Wiktionary

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