Dictionary entry

Portage (3)

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Por″tage (?), n. [F., from porter to carry. See Port to carry.] 1. The act of carrying or transporting.

2. The price of carriage; porterage. Bp. Fell.

3. Capacity for carrying; tonnage. Hakluyt.

4. A carry between navigable waters. See 3d Carry.