portage

¹por·tage

noun \ˈpȯr-tij, 3 is also pȯr-ˈtäzh\

Definition of PORTAGE

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

Origin of PORTAGE

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from porter to carry

First Known Use: 15th century

Rhymes with PORTAGE

barrage, collage, corsage, dressage, frottage, garage, gavage, lavage, massage, ménage, mirage, montage, moulage, potage, treillage, triage