portage

🇺🇸 /ˈpɔːrtɪdʒ/ 🇬🇧 /ˈpɔːtɪdʒ/
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The action of carrying a boat or goods over land between two bodies of water.

We had to do a portage when the river split into two channels.

translation

n. The action of carrying a boat or goods over land between two bodies of water.

Word Forms

Plural portages