Meaning & use
portage
The act of carrying boats or goods overland between two navigable waterways.
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The canoeists made a long portage around the rapids before continuing downstream.
Early fur traders relied on portage routes to move canoes between rivers and lakes.
A note on using this word
Portage is common in the vocabulary of canoeing and wilderness travel, especially in North America.
Words with a similar meaning
carrying
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