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| port·age [ páwrtij, pawr t ] |
noun (plural port·ag·es) |
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1. act of carrying: the carrying or transporting of something
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2. charge for carrying: a charge made for carrying or transporting something
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3. carrying of boats overland: the carrying of boats or cargo across land from one waterway to another or around an unnavigable section of a waterway
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4. overland route to waterway: an overland route used when transporting a boat or its cargo from one waterway to another
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transitive and intransitive verb (past and past participle port·aged, present participle port·ag·ing, 3rd person present singular port·ag·es) |
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carry something overland to waterway: to carry boats or cargo across land from one waterway to another or around an unnavigable portion of a waterway
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| [13th century. < French< Latin portare "carry"] |
