Definition of Portage. Meaning of Portage. Synonyms of Portage

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Definition of Portage

Portage
Portage Port"age, n. [3d Port.] A porthole. [Obs.] --Shak.
Portage
Portage Por"tage, n. [F., from porter to carry. See Port to carry.] 1. The act of carrying or transporting. 2. The price of carriage; porterage. --Bp. Fell. 3. Capacity for carrying; tonnage. [Obs.] --Hakluyt. 4. A carry between navigable waters. See 3d Carry.
Portage
Portage Por"tage, v. t. & i. To carry (goods, boats, etc.) overland between navigable waters.

Meaning of Portage from wikipedia

- Portage or portaging (CA: /pɔːrˈtɑːʒ/; US: /ˈpɔːrtɪdʒ/) is the practice of carrying water craft or cargo over land, either around an obstacle in a river...
- Portage Lake may refer to: Portage Lake, Maine Portage Lakes, Ohio Portage Lake (Alaska) Portage Lake (Maine) Portage Lake (Keweenaw), in the Keweenaw...
- Portage—Marquette was a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1979 to 1988. This...
- Portage—Interlake was a federal electoral district in the province of Manitoba, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1988...
- Portage la Prairie (/ˈpɔːrtɪdʒ lə ˈprɛəri/) is a small city in the Central Plains Region of Manitoba, Canada. As of 2016, the po****tion was 13,304 and...
- Portage Township is the name of some places in the U.S. state of Michigan: Portage Township, Houghton County, Michigan Portage Township, Mackinac County...
- Portage is a city in Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States. The po****tion was 48,891 at the 2020 census. It is the smaller of the two main cities...
- Portage (/ˈpɔːrtɪdʒ/ POR-tij) is a city in Portage Township, Porter County, in the U.S. state of Indiana, on the border with Lake County. The po****tion...
- Portage Township may refer to: Portage Township, Porter County, Indiana Portage Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana Portage Charter Township, Michigan...
- The Chicago Portage was an ancient portage that connected the Great Lakes waterway system with the Mississippi River system. Connecting these two great...