portage

IPA: pˈɔrtʌdʒ

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.
A community in Cape Breton Regional Municipality, on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada.
A settlement in Prince Edward Island, Canada.
A number of places in the United States:
A ghost town and former settlement in Alaska, which was destroyed by an earthquake in 1964.
A city in Portage Township, Porter County, Indiana.
A city in Kalamazoo County, Michigan.
A town in Livingston County, New York.
A village in Wood County, Ohio.
A home rule borough in Cambria County, Pennsylvania.
A small town in Box Elder County, Utah, named after Portage County in Ohio.
A city, the county seat of Columbia County, Wisconsin.
A number of townships in the United States, listed under Portage Township.

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