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portage definition

por·tage (pôr′tij; for n. 2 & v., also pôr täz̸h′)

noun

    1. the act of carrying or transporting
    2. the charge for this
  2. ☆
    1. a carrying of boats and supplies overland from one lake or river to another, as during a canoe trip
    2. any route over which this is done

Etymology: ME < MFr < ML portaticum < L portare, to carry: see fare

transitive verb, intransitive verb portaged -·taged, portaging -·tag·ing

☆ to carry (a canoe, supplies, etc.) over a portage

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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