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Word entry · 7 letters

portage

Best crossword clue

"Overland boat carry"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /ˈpɔː(ɹ)tɪd͡ʒ/Part of speech nounSorted aegoprtStarts with PEnds with E1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. carrying boats and supplies overland

Word origin

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.

Used in a sentence

  • gaining thereby the charge of portage; was a great benefit to them
  • You’d better leave it to him to decide whether it’s worth lumping a canoe along and portageing.
  • Those who haven’t experienced an overnight canoe trip can’t imagine the joys, tensions and learning packed into three days of canoeing, portageing, cooking meals in the open and sleeping under the stars.

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