portage
noun
the act of carrying; carriage.
portaged
Example Sentences
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Recognizing that he could rise no higher in Kiev, this ambitious, natural-born commander sailed and portaged down the river Dnieper, then crossed the Black Sea to Miklagard, the Big City, as the Scandinavians called Constantinople.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 21, 2021
In his seminal book, The Emerald Mile, author Kevin Fedarko estimated the crew ran 414 rapids and portaged or lined the boats through another hundred or so.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 17, 2021
Joined there by the Beauchamps, they kayaked through some “dangerous waters,” dealt with 15 logjams and portaged over the Roush Lake Dam in Huntington.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 18, 2017
Paul found a campsite on a rocky point and we dropped our gear and portaged into Argo Lake for a scenic four-mile loop.
From New York Times ● Oct. 21, 2016
Taking a canoe and three of his best men, Radisson paddled and portaged over this route to the Nelson.
From The "Adventurers of England" on Hudson Bay A Chronicle of the Fur Trade in the North (Volume 18 of the Chronicles of Canada) by Agnes C. (Agnes Christina) Laut
