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Definition of portage noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

portage

noun
 
/ˈpɔːtɪdʒ/
 
/ˈpɔːrtɪdʒ/
[uncountable]
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  1. the act of carrying boats or goods between two rivers
    Word Originlate Middle English: from French, from porter ‘carry’. The current sense dates from the late 17th cent.
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