Portage
noun
The action of carrying a boat or its cargo overland from one body of water to another.
The canoeists made a portage of two kilometers to bypass the rapids.
Often appears as...
- make a portage
- portage route
noun
A place where this carrying is done.
They reached the portage between the two lakes.
Often appears as...
- find a portage
- portage site
verb
To carry a boat or its cargo overland between two water bodies.
They portaged their canoe around the waterfall.
Often appears as...
- portage a canoe
- portage a kayak
noun
The action of carrying a boat or its cargo overland from one body of water to another.
The canoeists made a portage of two kilometers to bypass the rapids.
Often appears as...
- make a portage
- portage route
noun
A place where this carrying is done.
They reached the portage between the two lakes.
Often appears as...
- find a portage
- portage site
verb
To carry a boat or its cargo overland between two water bodies.
They portaged their canoe around the waterfall.
Often appears as...
- portage a canoe
- portage a kayak
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Outdoor Activity
Portage is often used in the context of outdoor adventures and wilderness expeditions.
Their portage took them through dense forests and rocky terrain.
Pro Tip 2/3Physical Effort
The word conveys the effort of carrying heavy loads manually over challenging terrain.
After the long portage, the group was exhausted but satisfied.
Pro Tip 3/3Bypassing Obstacles
Portage is used when it's necessary to avoid obstacles like rapids, waterfalls, or unnavigable sections.
The map showed a portage path around the dangerous rapids.
Pro Tip 1/3Outdoor Activity
Portage is often used in the context of outdoor adventures and wilderness expeditions.
Their portage took them through dense forests and rocky terrain.
Pro Tip 2/3Physical Effort
The word conveys the effort of carrying heavy loads manually over challenging terrain.
After the long portage, the group was exhausted but satisfied.
Pro Tip 3/3Bypassing Obstacles
Portage is used when it's necessary to avoid obstacles like rapids, waterfalls, or unnavigable sections.
The map showed a portage path around the dangerous rapids.
Pro Tip 1/3Outdoor Activity
Portage is often used in the context of outdoor adventures and wilderness expeditions.
Their portage took them through dense forests and rocky terrain.
Pro Tip 2/3Physical Effort
The word conveys the effort of carrying heavy loads manually over challenging terrain.
After the long portage, the group was exhausted but satisfied.
Pro Tip 3/3Bypassing Obstacles
Portage is used when it's necessary to avoid obstacles like rapids, waterfalls, or unnavigable sections.
The map showed a portage path around the dangerous rapids.
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Video examples
My Life As an Adventure...
it's okay, we will find this village, we will portage, which when full of possessions, the kayaks, when we lifted them up to portage, they started to bow the other way under the weight. Which is not something you want from a foldable kayak,
Video examples
My Life As an Adventure...
it's okay, we will find this village, we will portage, which when full of possessions, the kayaks, when we lifted them up to portage, they started to bow the other way under the weight. Which is not something you want from a foldable kayak,
Example 1 of 1
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