PORTAGE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Carrying boats and supplies overland

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("portage" is a kind of...):

carry (the act of carrying something)

Derivation:

port (carry, bear, convey, or bring)

Meaning:

Overland track between navigable waterways

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("portage" is a kind of...):

cart track; cartroad; track (any road or path affording passage especially a rough one)

Meaning:

The cost of carrying or transporting

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Hypernyms ("portage" is a kind of...):

cost (the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor)