portage – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
portage
v.
carry, transport, convey
n.
shipment, conveyance, carriage; cost of shipment, carriage fees
Portage
Portage or portaging is the practice of carrying water craft or cargo over land, either around an obstacle in a river, or between two bodies of water. A place where this carrying occurs is also called a portage.
Portage/Ogden Dunes station
portage
Noun
1. the cost of carrying or transporting
(hypernym) cost
2. overland track between navigable waterways
(hypernym) track, cart track, cartroad
3. carrying boats and supplies overland
(hypernym) carry
(derivation) port
portage
nm.
porterage, work of a person who carries luggage and parcels
Portage
(v. t. & i.)
To carry (goods, boats, etc.) overland between navigable waters.
(n.)
The price of carriage; porterage.
(n.)
The amount of a sailor's wages for a voyage.
(n.)
The act of carrying or transporting.
(n.)
Capacity for carrying; tonnage.
(n.)
A sailor's wages when in port.
(n.)
A porthole.
(n.)
A carry between navigable waters. See 3d Carry.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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