portage

English

Etymology

French, from porter (“to carry”).

Noun

portage (plural portages)

1. An act of carrying, especially the carrying of a boat overland between two waterways.
2. The route used for such carrying.
3. A charge made for carrying something.

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4. Carrying capacity; tonnage.

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5. The wages paid to a sailor when in port, or for a voyage.
6. A porthole.

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Translations

route used for portage

• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: båtdrag (no) n

Verb

portage (third-person singular simple present portages, present participle portaging, simple past and past participle portaged)

1. (nautical) To carry a boat overland

Anagrams

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