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 transporting2archaic : the cost of carrying : porterage3 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