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单词 portage
释义 por·tage
I. \ˈpōr]d.]ij, ˈpȯr], ˈpōə], ˈpȯ(ə)], ]t], ]ēj; also (ˈ) ̷ ̷|täzh, -tȧzh\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from porter to carry + -age — more at port
1. : the labor of carrying or transporting
 < force the proud young men, who ought to be warriors, to do portage, always considered woman's work — H.R.Collins >
2.
 a. obsolete : a ship's burden : tonnage
 b. obsolete : cargo, freight
 c. archaic : the cost of carriage : porterage 2
3.
 a. obsolete : cargo carried for a sailor joining in a common adventure in lieu of all or part of his wages
 b. obsolete : the space allotted for such cargo
 c. archaic : a sailor's wages
4.
 a. : the carrying of boats or goods overland from one river or lake to another or around a rapids
  < had to be carried over a canoe route 800 miles long with some 40 or more portages — J.D.Leechman >
  — called also haulover
 b. : the route followed in making such a transfer
  < a modest military post was established to protect the portageAmerican Guide Series: Louisiana >
II. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
transitive verb
: to make a portage with : carry, pack
 < where the falls were too angry we portaged our gear — Farley Mowat >
intransitive verb
: to make a portage
 < we portaged six times — Alaska Sportsman >
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