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Added 3 October 2026

portage

/ˈpɔː(ɹ)tɪd͡ʒ/ noun

Latin root: portāticum Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about portage at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

An act of carrying, especially the carrying of a boat overland between two waterways.
The route used for such carrying.
A charge made for carrying something.

verb

To carry a boat overland.

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.

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