"portage" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpɔː(ɹ)tɪd͡ʒ/ Forms: portages [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English portage, borrowed from Old French portage, from Late Latin portāticum. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|portage}} Middle English portage, {{der|en|fro|portage}} Old French portage, {{der|en|LL.|portāticum}} Late Latin portāticum Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} portage (countable and uncountable, plural portages)
  1. An act of carrying, especially the carrying of a boat overland between two waterways. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-portage-en-noun-XuJeqRXD
  2. The route used for such carrying. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (route used for portage): Portage [feminine] (German), Umtragung [feminine] (German), Umtragungsstrecke [feminine] (German), tōanga waka (Maori), båtdrag [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), волок (volok) (Russian), dragställe [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-portage-en-noun-QlPllGAK Disambiguation of 'route used for portage': 3 80 4 11 2 1
  3. A charge made for carrying something. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-portage-en-noun-6BXm~nWg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Old French entries with incorrect language header, Old French terms suffixed with -age Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 9 49 9 2 1 16 Disambiguation of Old French entries with incorrect language header: 13 8 42 7 2 1 17 2 4 4 Disambiguation of Old French terms suffixed with -age: 14 6 44 4 2 1 21 3 3 3
  4. Carrying capacity; tonnage. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-portage-en-noun-9FpWmPd8
  5. The wages paid to a sailor when in port, or for a voyage. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-portage-en-noun-OokWZln5
  6. A porthole. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-portage-en-noun-iCeNrvFF
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Portage County, Portage la Prairie

Verb

IPA: /ˈpɔː(ɹ)tɪd͡ʒ/ Forms: portages [present, singular, third-person], portaging [participle, present], portageing [participle, present], portaged [participle, past], portaged [past]
Etymology: From Middle English portage, borrowed from Old French portage, from Late Latin portāticum. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|portage}} Middle English portage, {{der|en|fro|portage}} Old French portage, {{der|en|LL.|portāticum}} Late Latin portāticum Head templates: {{en-verb|pres_ptc2=portageing}} portage (third-person singular simple present portages, present participle portaging or portageing, simple past and past participle portaged)
  1. (nautical) To carry a boat overland Categories (topical): Nautical Related terms: porterage
    Sense id: en-portage-en-verb-Yib1gG4v Topics: nautical, transport

Inflected forms

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