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Portage vs Porterage - What's the difference?

portage | porterage |

As nouns the difference between portage and porterage

is that portage is an act of carrying, especially the carrying of a boat overland between two waterways while porterage is the transportation of goods by a porter.

As a verb portage

is to carry a boat overland.

portage

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • 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.
    • (Bishop Fell)
  • Carrying capacity; tonnage.
    • (Hakluyt)
  • The wages paid to a sailor when in port, or for a voyage.
  • A porthole.
    • (Shakespeare)

    Verb

    (portag)
  • (nautical) To carry a boat overland

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    porterage

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The transportation of goods by a porter
  • The charge for this transportation

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