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Word: Portage
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English: from French, from porter ‘carry’. The sense relating to carrying between navigable waters dates from the late 17th century
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
pɔːˈtɑːʒ
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈpɔːtɪdʒ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the carrying of a boat or its cargo between two navigable waters
Short Definition:carrying of boat between navigable waters
Examples:- the return journey was made much simpler by portage
Word: Portage
Speech Type: Verb
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
pɔːˈtɑːʒ
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈpɔːtɪdʒ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
carry (a boat or its cargo) between navigable waters
Short Definition:carry boat between navigable waters
Examples:- we portaged everything here
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