portage
por·tage
noun
1.
the cost of carrying or transporting
3.
carrying boats and supplies overland
Origin
From Middle English portage, borrowed from Middle French portage, from Old French portage, from Early Medieval Latin portāticum. By surface analysis, port (“to carry”) + -age.
Phrases
- Cranberry Portage
- Portage County
- Portage la Prairie
- Portage Lake
- portage pack
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