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Definition of: portage
(pôr′tij, pōr′-) noun
1. The act of transporting, especially canoes, boats, and goods, from one navigable water to another.
2. The route over which such transportation is made, or that which is transported.
3. The charge for transportation. [<F <OF <Med. L portaticum <L portare carry]
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