portage
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.
to make a portage: On this stretch of the river, we have to portage for a mile.
to carry (something) over a portage; make a portage with: We portaged our canoe around the rapids.
Origin of portage
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a city in SW Michigan.
a town in NW Indiana.
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How to use portage in a sentence
They’ll also let you know about potential obstacles like rough water or portages, where you’ll have to carry your boat to get through stretches of river with shallow beds or dams.
4 things you need to know before your first paddling adventure | Alisha McDarris | August 4, 2022 | Popular-ScienceCascade Mountain, ten minutes from portage, Wisconsin, on Interstate 90, is a family-owned hill with lift tickets starting at $75.
For shorter outings in Vermont, paddlers should target the faster-flowing stretches beneath dams and try to end the day at a campsite before the next portage.
The Key to Vermont’s Outdoor Recreation Economy? Unfettered Altruism. | kklein | August 18, 2021 | Outside OnlineOtherwise, it’s really, really easy to spend 10 or 15 minutes milling around at the start and finish of every portage, and there are two problems with this.
How (and Why) to Execute the Perfect Canoe Portage | Alex Hutchinson | September 9, 2020 | Outside OnlineOn the map, look for areas that can only be accessed via a significant portage, ideally a mile or more.
How (and Why) to Execute the Perfect Canoe Portage | Alex Hutchinson | September 9, 2020 | Outside Online
Right then we switched to rock portage and charged back down the beach to get the IBS into the water.
Navy Seal Training: The Start of Hell Week | Marcus Luttrell, Patrick Robinson | May 8, 2011 | THE DAILY BEASTIt would have been less labor to have tied the beasts, put them into the boat, and hauled it across the portage.
It was three o'clock in the afternoon when they commenced their preparations for making this extraordinary portage.
Overland | John William De ForestMaking up their bundles as usual, they commenced a struggle with the intricacies and obstacles of the portage.
Overland | John William De ForestThe place of transit from one river to the other was known for years as the portage.
'Three Score Years and Ten' | Charlotte Ouisconsin Van CleveThe portage was a long mile but the girls were accustomed to hiking and took it at a brisk pace.
The Missing Formula | Mildred A. Wirt, AKA Ann Wirt
British Dictionary definitions for portage
/ (ˈpɔːtɪdʒ, French pɔrtaʒ) /
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
to transport (boats, supplies, etc) overland between navigable waterways
Origin of portage
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