portage

[ pawr-tij, pohr-, or, for 2, 3, 5, 6, pawr-tahzh ]

/ ˈpɔr tɪdʒ, ˈpoʊr-, or, for 2, 3, 5, 6, pɔrˈtɑʒ /

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noun

the act of carrying; carriage.

the carrying of boats, goods, etc., overland from one navigable water to another.

the route over which this is done.

the cost of carriage.

verb (used without object), por·taged, por·tag·ing.

to make a portage: On this stretch of the river, we have to portage for a mile.

verb (used with object), por·taged, por·tag·ing.

to carry (something) over a portage; make a portage with: We portaged our canoe around the rapids.

Origin of portage

1375–1425; late Middle English <Middle French; see port⁵, -age

Words nearby portage

portable, portacaval, portacaval shunt, Port Adelaide, Portadown, portage, Portage la Prairie, Portakabin, portal, Port Alberni, portal canal

Definition for portage (2 of 2)

Portage

[ pawr-tij, pohr- ]

/ ˈpɔr tɪdʒ, ˈpoʊr- /

noun

a city in SW Michigan.

a town in NW Indiana.

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Example sentences from the Web for portage

This portage lies over an open pine ridge, from which the timber has been chiefly burned.
Personal Memoirs Of A Residence Of Thirty Years With The Indian Tribes On The American Frontiers|Henry Rowe Schoolcraft
Fort Winnebago is a military post, at the bend, and on the right bank of Fox river, opposite the portage.
A New Guide for Emigrants to the West|J. M. Peck
Thus they "packed" the goods over the portage, their heads sustaining the loads, and their backs merely steadying them.
On Canada's Frontier|Julian Ralph
We come to one with a drop of sixteen feet, around which we make a portage, and then stop for dinner.
Canyons of the Colorado|J. W. Powell

They reached the portage of the Great Falls without difficulty, and eagerly examined the caches which they had left there.
The Magnificent Adventure|Emerson Hough

British Dictionary definitions for portage

portage

/ (ˈpɔːtɪdʒ, French pɔrtaʒ) /

noun

the act of carrying; transport

the cost of carrying or transporting

the act or process of transporting boats, supplies, etc, overland between navigable waterways

the route overland used for such transport

verb

to transport (boats, supplies, etc) overland between navigable waterways

Word Origin for portage

C15: from French, from Old French porter to carry

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	portage
释义	portage [ pawr-tij, pohr-, or, for 2, 3, 5, 6, pawr-tahzh ] / ˈpɔr tɪdʒ, ˈpoʊr-, or, for 2, 3, 5, 6, pɔrˈtɑʒ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR portage ON THESAURUS.COM noun the act of carrying; carriage. the carrying of boats, goods, etc., overland from one navigable water to another. the route over which this is done. the cost of carriage. verb (used without object), por·taged, por·tag·ing. to make a portage: On this stretch of the river, we have to portage for a mile. verb (used with object), por·taged, por·tag·ing. to carry (something) over a portage; make a portage with: We portaged our canoe around the rapids. Origin of portage 1375–1425; late Middle English <Middle French; see port⁵, -age Words nearby portage portable, portacaval, portacaval shunt, Port Adelaide, Portadown, portage, Portage la Prairie, Portakabin, portal, Port Alberni, portal canal Definition for portage (2 of 2) Portage [ pawr-tij, pohr- ] / ˈpɔr tɪdʒ, ˈpoʊr- / noun a city in SW Michigan. a town in NW Indiana. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for portage This portage lies over an open pine ridge, from which the timber has been chiefly burned. Personal Memoirs Of A Residence Of Thirty Years With The Indian Tribes On The American Frontiers\|Henry Rowe Schoolcraft Fort Winnebago is a military post, at the bend, and on the right bank of Fox river, opposite the portage. A New Guide for Emigrants to the West\|J. M. Peck Thus they "packed" the goods over the portage, their heads sustaining the loads, and their backs merely steadying them. On Canada's Frontier\|Julian Ralph We come to one with a drop of sixteen feet, around which we make a portage, and then stop for dinner. Canyons of the Colorado\|J. W. Powell They reached the portage of the Great Falls without difficulty, and eagerly examined the caches which they had left there. The Magnificent Adventure\|Emerson Hough British Dictionary definitions for portage portage / (ˈpɔːtɪdʒ, French pɔrtaʒ) / noun the act of carrying; transport the cost of carrying or transporting the act or process of transporting boats, supplies, etc, overland between navigable waterways the route overland used for such transport verb to transport (boats, supplies, etc) overland between navigable waterways Word Origin for portage C15: from French, from Old French porter to carry Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to portage travel, shipment, transport, passage, transit, shipping, transmission, distribution, consignment, tote, give, import, move, bear, transfer, remove, bring, haul, lift, hoist
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portage

noun

verb (used without object), por·taged, por·tag·ing.

verb (used with object), por·taged, por·tag·ing.

Origin of portage

Words nearby portage

Definition for portage (2 of 2)

noun

Example sentences from the Web for portage

British Dictionary definitions for portage

noun

verb

Word Origin for portage

Words related to portage