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Definitions for: Portage
[n] carrying boats and supplies overland
[n] overland track between navigable waterways
[n] the cost of carrying or transporting
Webster (1913) Definition: Port"age (?; 48), n. [From 2d Port.] (Naut.)
(a) A sailor's wages when in port.
(b) The amount of a sailor's wages for a voyage.
Port"age, n. [3d Port.]
A porthole. [Obs.] --Shak.
Por"tage, n. [F., from porter to carry. See Port to
carry.]
1. The act of carrying or transporting.
2. The price of carriage; porterage. --Bp. Fell.
3. Capacity for carrying; tonnage. [Obs.] --Hakluyt.
4. A carry between navigable waters. See 3d Carry.
Por"tage, v. t. & i.
To carry (goods, boats, etc.) overland between navigable
waters.
See Also: carry, cart track, cartroad, cost, track
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