Found 2 items, similar to Portage.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: portage portage n 1: the cost of carrying or transporting 2: overland track between navigable waterways 3: carrying boats and supplies overland
English → English (gcide) Definition: Portage 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. [1913 Webster] Portage \Port"age\, n. [3d Port.] A porthole. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster] Portage \Por"tage\, n. [F., from porter to carry. See Port to carry.] 1. The act of carrying or transporting. [1913 Webster] 2. The price of carriage; porterage. --Bp. Fell. [1913 Webster] 3. Capacity for carrying; tonnage. [Obs.] --Hakluyt. [1913 Webster] 4. A carry between navigable waters. See 3d Carry. [1913 Webster] Portage \Por"tage\, v. t. & i. To carry (goods, boats, etc.) overland between navigable waters. [1913 Webster]