portage
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
portage /ˈpɔːtɪdʒ/
▶noun
- 1 the carrying of a boat or its cargo between two navigable waters.
■ a place at which this is necessary.
- 2 archaic the action of carrying or transporting.
– origin ME: from Fr., from porter ‘carry’.
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