Main Entry: ¹por·tage

Pronunciation: \ˈpȯr-tij, 3 is also pȯr-ˈtäzh\

Function: 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 water to another or around an obstacle (as a rapids) b : the route followed in making such a transfer