Definition of Portages. Meaning of Portages. Synonyms of Portages

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Definition of Portages

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 Portages from wikipedia

- backs. Portages can be many kilometers in length, such as the 19-kilometre (12 mi) Methye Portage and the 14-kilometre (8+1⁄2 mi) Grand Portage (both in...
- Portages in New Zealand, known in Māori as Tō or Tōanga Waka, are locations where waka (canoes) could easily be transported overland. Portages were extremely...
- Portage Lake may refer to: Portage Lake, Maine Portage Lakes, Ohio Portage Lake (Alaska) Portage Lake (Maine) Portage Lake (Keweenaw), in the Keweenaw...
- found convenient, through their country,..." Then four portages are mentioned specifically. Portages are also used in the treaty to set boundaries ("The...
- waterway navigation. In pre-industrial times, water divides were crossed at portages. Later, canals connected adjoining drainage basins; a key problem in such...
- 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 la Prairie is a small city in Manitoba, Canada. Portage la Prairie may also refer to the following entities in Manitoba: Portage la Prairie (federal...
- strategic waterways, usually involving portages, held special importance. The importance of the Chicago Portage lies in the fact that the channel cut by...
- 980.2/sq mi (1,150.7/km2) Portage Charter Township Houghton 3,189 3,221 −1.0% 3,156 112.09 290.3 28.7/sq mi (11.1/km2) Portage City Kalamazoo 48,891 46...
- Four Portages 157C is an Indian reserve of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band in Saskatchewan. It is about 23 miles (37 km) north-east of La Ronge, and on the...