Hypertext Webster Gateway: "portage"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Portage \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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Portage \Port"age\, n. [3d {Port}.]
A porthole. [Obs.] --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Portage \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}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Portage \Por"tage\, v. t. & i.
To carry (goods, boats, etc.) overland between navigable
waters.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
portage
n 1: the cost of carrying or transporting
2: overland track between navigable waterways
3: carrying boats and supplies overland
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