portage
noun/ˈpɔːrtɪdʒ/
Frequency rank: #13,077 most common English word
Meaning
the act of carrying a boat or its cargo overland between two navigable waters.
Example sentence
The canoeists had to carry their boat overland during the long portage between the two rivers.
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