portage
/ˈpɔːrtɪdʒ/
noun
- The act of carrying a boat or its cargo over land between two bodies of water.
- The trail was used for portage by indigenous people for centuries.
- The canoeists faced a long portage around the rapids.
- They planned the portage carefully to avoid damaging the boat.
- The route or path used for carrying a boat over land.
- The portage was marked with signs along the forest trail.
- They followed the old portage to the next lake.
- The portage was steep and rocky, making it difficult to carry the canoe.