Portage

·noun A sailor's wages when in port.

II. Portage ·noun Capacity for carrying; tonnage.

III. Portage ·noun The price of carriage; porterage.

IV. Portage ·noun A Porthole.

V. Portage ·noun The act of carrying or transporting.

VI. Portage ·noun The amount of a sailor's wages for a voyage.

VII. Portage ·noun A carry between navigable waters. ·see 3d Carry.

VIII. Portage ·vt & ·vi To carry (goods, boats, ·etc.) overland between navigable waters.

portage
A carrying place over land between navigable waters, or along the banks of rivers, round water-falls...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
portage
Tonnage. Also, the land carriage between two harbours, often high and difficult for transport. Also,...

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Portage group
·- A subdivision of the Chemung period in American geology. ·see Chart of Geology. ...

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