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