portage
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noun \ˈpȯr-tij, 3 is also pȯr-ˈtäzh\Definition of PORTAGE
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: the labor of carrying or transporting
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archaic : the cost of carrying : porterage
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a : the carrying of boats or goods overland from one body of water to another or around an obstacle (as a rapids) b : the route followed in making such a transfer
See Origin of PORTAGE
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from porter to carry
First Known Use: 15th century
2por·tage
verb \ˈpȯr-tij, pȯr-ˈtäzh\por·tagedpor·tag·ing
Definition of PORTAGE
transitive verb
: to carry over a portage
intransitive verb
: to move gear over a portage
First Known Use of PORTAGE
1836
Por·tage
geographical name \ˈpȯr-tij\Definition of PORTAGE
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city NW Indiana E of Gary pop 33,496
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city SW Michigan S of Kalamazoo pop 44,897
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