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portage
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[ˈpɔːtɪdʒ], (Noun)
Definitions:
- the carrying of a boat or its cargo between two navigable waters
(e.g: the return journey was made much simpler by portage)
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Origin
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late Middle English: from French, from porter ‘carry’. The sense relating to carrying between navigable waters dates from the late 17th century
[ˈpɔːtɪdʒ], (Verb)
Definitions:
- carry (a boat or its cargo) between navigable waters
(e.g: we portaged everything here)
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Origin
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late Middle English: from French, from porter ‘carry’. The sense relating to carrying between navigable waters dates from the late 17th century
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