Portage vs Stowage - What's the difference?
portage | stowage |
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.
Carrying capacity; tonnage.
The wages paid to a sailor when in port, or for a voyage.
A porthole.
(nautical) To carry a boat overland
A place where things are stowed.
:Accomodations were so poor I think we were in stowage , with the rest of the cargo.
Things that are stowed.
:Our stowage disappeared down the chute, into the employee only cargo area, never to be seen again by man.
Amount of room for storing things.
:The reduction in the ship's size naturally reduced her stowage .
A charge for stowing and storage.
:We'll have to pay the stowage if we want our crate back.
As nouns the difference between portage and stowage
is that portage is an act of carrying, especially the carrying of a boat overland between two waterways while stowage is a place where things are stowed.As a verb portage
is (nautical) to carry a boat overland.portage
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