carrying place

American  

noun

1. portage.

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carrying place British  

noun

1. another name for portage

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Example Sentences

The next day’s journey brought them to the carrying place between the Petitcodiac and the Canaan river, which they crossed and encamped.

From Glimpses of the Past History of the River St. John, A.D. 1604-1784 by Raymond, W. O. (William Odber)

On October 12, Colonel Enos and the rear guard reached the Twelve Mile carrying place.

From Hero Stories from American History For Elementary Schools by Blaisdell, Albert F.

Here was a carrying place of three and a half miles through a wilderness without any tract to guide us.

From An interesting journal of Abner Stocking of Chatham, Connecticut detailing the distressing events of the expedition against Quebec, under the command of Col. Arnold in the year 1775 by Stocking, Abner

At last we reached the four-mile carrying place, from the Dead River to the stream that leads into Lake Megantic.

From The Yankee Tea-party Or, Boston in 1773 by Watson, Henry C.

Around this dam is the last carrying place between this and Mud Lake, over which our boatmen trudged with their boats, like great turtles with their shells upon their backs.

From Wild Northern Scenes Sporting Adventures with the Rifle and the Rod by Hammond, S. H. (Samuel H.)