portage

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈpɔː(ɹ)tɪdʒ/

Noun

countable uncountable

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. / Carrying capacity; tonnage.

Japanese Meaning

船やボートなどを水路間で陸路を通じて運ぶ行為 / 船などを陸路で運ぶ際に利用される経路 / 物品の運搬に対して課される料金 / 運搬能力や耐荷重量

What is this buttons?

After several rapids, the canoeists decided that a portage was safer than continuing downstream.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

いくつかの急流を越えた後、カヌー乗りたちは下流へ進むよりも、カヌーを水路間の陸路で運ぶ方が安全だと判断した。

Details

Sense（1）

An act of carrying, especially the carrying of a boat overland between two waterways.

Sense（2）

The route used for such carrying.

Sense（3）

A charge made for carrying something.

gaining thereby the charge of portage; was a great benefit to them

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

Details

Sense（4）

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[…]

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