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portage

Pronunciation: /ˈpɔː(ɹ)tɪd͡ʒ/

The English word “portage” has 7 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. An act of carrying, especially the carrying of a boat overland between two waterways.
  2. The route used for such carrying.
  3. A charge made for carrying something.
  4. Carrying capacity; tonnage.
  5. The wages paid to a sailor when in port, or for a voyage.
  6. A porthole.

verb

  1. To carry a boat overland.

Etymology

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.

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