Definitions
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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01“Overland boat carry”7 letters
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