portage

B1 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˈpɔːrtɪdʒ/ UK /ˈpɔːtɪdʒ/ See IPA manual

Freq #60588

Meanings

1

noun
the activity of carrying a boat and its supplies overland between navigable waterways or around an obstacle

The paddlers made a two-kilometer portage around the rapids.
2

noun
a route or place over which a boat and its supplies must be carried

A narrow portage connected the river to the next lake.
3

verb
to carry a boat and its supplies overland between waterways or around an obstacle

We had to portage the canoe over the rocky ridge.

Verb forms

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Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the activity of carrying a... overland carrycarrying

2 noun · a route or place over which... portage trailcarrying place

3 verb · to carry a boat and its... carry overlandtransport

Word family

Related forms canoe waterway rapids transport

Etymology

From Middle English portage, borrowed from Old French portage, from porter ("to carry"), ultimately from Latin portare. The suffix -age forms an action or result noun. The specialized North American sense developed through Canadian French travel by canoe.

Topics

Actions & Processes

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# portage

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈpɔːrtɪdʒ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈpɔːtɪdʒ/
**Frequency rank:** 60588

## Meanings
1. the activity of carrying a boat and its supplies overland between navigable waterways or around an obstacle
2. a route or place over which a boat and its supplies must be carried
3. to carry a boat and its supplies overland between waterways or around an obstacle

## Examples
- The paddlers made a two-kilometer portage around the rapids.
- A narrow portage connected the river to the next lake.
- We had to portage the canoe over the rocky ridge.

## Synonyms
- overland carry
- portage trail
- carrying place

## Related Forms
- canoe
- waterway
- rapids
- transport

## Etymology
From Middle English portage, borrowed from Old French portage, from porter ("to carry"), ultimately from Latin portare. The suffix -age forms an action or result noun. The specialized North American sense developed through Canadian French travel by canoe.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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