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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Carrying boats and supplies overland
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("portage" is a kind of...):
carry (the act of carrying something)
Derivation:
port (carry, bear, convey, or bring)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Overland track between navigable waterways
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("portage" is a kind of...):
cart track; cartroad; track (any road or path affording passage especially a rough one)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The cost of carrying or transporting
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("portage" is a kind of...):
cost (the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor)
