Portage Definition

pôrtĭj, pôr-täzh
portaged, portages, portaging
noun
The act of carrying or transporting.
Webster's New World
The charge for this.
Webster's New World
A carrying of boats and supplies overland from one lake or river to another, as during a canoe trip.
Webster's New World
Any route over which this is done.
Webster's New World

An act of carrying, especially the carrying of a boat overland between two waterways.

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
verb
To transport or travel by portage.
Canoed and portaged the goods; portaging around the rapids.
American Heritage
To carry (a canoe, supplies, etc.) over a portage.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Portage

Noun

Singular:
portage
Plural:
portages

Origin of Portage

  • Middle English from Old French from porter to carry from Latin portāre per-2 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • French, from porter (“to carry").

    From Wiktionary

Portage Sentence Examples

  • The portage at this place between the Mohawk river and Wood Creek, which are about 1 m.

  • In 1796 a canal was built across the old portage between Wood Creek and the Mohawk river.

  • It is navigable as far as Portage, some 200 m.

  • His reward for his services was election in 1859 to the Ohio Senate as the member from Portage and Summit counties.

  • It seems probable that the Wabash-Maumee portage was known to Father Claude Jean Allouez as early as 1680.

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Words Starting With

PPOPOR

Words Ending With

EGEAGE

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Words Starting With P and Ending With E

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7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With P7 Letter Words Ending With E