portage
Collocations
4ADJ.
great
VERB + PORTAGE
according, charge
PORTAGE + NOUN
aud, euery, yeere
PREP.
through
Definitions
noun
An act of carrying, especially the carrying of a boat overland between two waterways.
The route used for such carrying.
A charge made for carrying something.
gaining thereby the charge of portage; was a great benefit to them
Carrying capacity; tonnage.
Onely the shippe that came thither payde a small thing according to her portage, aud euery yeere in the port of Orisa were laden fiue and twentie or thirtie ships great and smal with ryce and diuers sortes of fine white bumbaste cloth[…]
The wages paid to a sailor when in port, or for a voyage.
verb
To carry a boat overland.
Two months have now elapsed since the work was first begun, viz: from the 20th of last December to the 20th instant, fully one month of which has been occupied in exploring, and the remainder in camping, portageing and measuring; […]
You’d better leave it to him to decide whether it’s worth lumping a canoe along and portageing.
name
A community in Cape Breton Regional Municipality, on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada.
A settlement in Prince Edward Island, Canada.
A number of places in the United States:
A number of places in the United States:
A number of places in the United States:
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6gaining thereby the charge of portage; was a great benefit to them
WiktionaryOnely the shippe that came thither payde a small thing according to her portage, aud euery yeere in the port of Orisa were laden fiue and twentie or thirtie ships great and smal with ryce and diuers s
WiktionaryThen lend the eye a terrible aspect; Let pry through the portage of the head Like the brass cannon; let the brow o'erwhelm it As fearfully as doth a galled rock O'erhang and jutty his confounded base,
WiktionaryTwo months have now elapsed since the work was first begun, viz: from the 20th of last December to the 20th instant, fully one month of which has been occupied in exploring, and the remainder in campi
WiktionaryYou’d better leave it to him to decide whether it’s worth lumping a canoe along and portageing.
WiktionaryThose who haven’t experienced an overnight canoe trip can’t imagine the joys, tensions and learning packed into three days of canoeing, portageing, cooking meals in the open and sleeping under the sta
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