portage Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the cost of carrying or transporting
  2. noun overland track between navigable waterways
  3. noun carrying boats and supplies overland

WordNet

Port"age noun
Etymology
From 2d Port.
Definitions
  1. (Naut.) (a) A sailor's wages when in port. (b) The amount of a sailor's wages for a voyage.
Port"age noun
Etymology
3d Port.
Definitions
  1. A porthole. Obs. Shak.
Por"tage noun
Etymology
F., from porter to carry. See Port to carry.
Definitions
  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.
Por"tage transitive verb & intransitive verb
Definitions
  1. To carry (goods, boats, etc.) overland between navigable waters.

Webster 1913