Portage

By Deane Barker • •

Technically the act of carrying something, but commonly used to refer to locations where watercraft are carried over land, which is extrapolated to refer to the place where watercraft are put into the water.

Why I Looked It Up

Saw a sign on the bike trails that had an icon of a canoe, the word “Portage,” and an arrow pointing to the slope where you put your canoe in the river.

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