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portage::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
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| Type of | carry |
| Derivation | port |
portage::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
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| Type of | cart track, cartroad, track |
portage::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
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| Type of | cost |
Examples of portage
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The malign indifference of the great powers is an inevitable part of the portage.
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In Cossack times, this was the site of a portage between the Yenesei and Lena.
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In earlier times, portage paths crossed the narrowest sections of the isthmus.
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The army was forced to portage boats across the city in order to sail from the bay.
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Not only does it eliminate portage, it also adds spice to a previously flat section.
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Our portage across the construction site would be a distraction to workers.
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The portage route up the Humber River eventually leads past this well-known landmark.
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It took hundreds of men taking turns carrying his hammock to portage Mabini to Kawit.
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Richmonder Warren Foster adopted the portage trail in spring last year.
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- The cost of carrying or transporting
- Overland track between navigable waterways
- Carrying boats and supplies overland
- Portage or portaging refers to the practice of carrying watercraft or cargo over land to avoid river obstacles, or between two bodies of water. A place where this carrying occurs is also called a portage; a person doing the carrying is called a porter.
- Portage is a train station in Portage, Wisconsin, United States, served by Amtrak, the national railroad passenger system. ...
- Portage was a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1968 to 1979.
- Portage is a borough within Portage Township in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, southeast of Ebensburg and west-southwest of Altoona. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. Coal mining was the lifeblood of Portage. ...
- Portage is a package management system used by Gentoo, based on the concept of ports collections. Gentoo is sometimes referred to as a meta-distribution due to the extreme flexibility of Portage, which even makes it operating-system-independent. ...
- Portage is a city in and the county seat of Columbia County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 9,728 at the 2000 census and was estimated at 9,802 in 2007, making it the largest city in Columbia County. The city is part of the Madison Metropolitan Statistical Area.
