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The answer PORTAGE has 15 possible clue(s) in existing crosswords.
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Definitions of portage in various dictionaries:
noun - the cost of carrying or transporting
noun - overland track between navigable waterways
noun - carrying boats and supplies overland
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| It's the method of overland transport seen here |
| From the French for "to carry" it's what Lewis & Clark had to do a lot of with their canoes |
| Lewis & Clark had to resort to this, carrying boats overland |
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| the carrying of a boat or its cargo between two navigable waters. |
| The carrying of a boat or its cargo between two navigable waters. |
| Carry (a boat or its cargo) between navigable waters. |
| carrying boats and supplies overland |
| overland track between navigable waterways |
| the cost of carrying or transporting |
| a place or route where a boat must be carried, especially over land between two areas of water: |
| the activity of carrying a boat, especially over land between two areas of water: |
| to carry a boat, either over land between two areas of water or through the water: |
| The act or an instance of carrying. |
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Portage or portaging is the practice of carrying water craft or cargo over land, either around an obstacle in a river, or between two bodies of water. A path where items are regularly carried between bodies of water is also called a portage. * Early French explorers in New France and French Louisiana encountered many rapids and cascades. The Native Americans carried their canoes over land to avoid river obstacles. * Over time, important portages were sometimes provided with canals with locks, and even portage railways. Primitive portaging generally involves carrying the vessel and its contents across the portage in multiple trips. Small canoes can be portaged by carrying them inverted over one's shoulders and the center strut may be designed in the style of a yoke to facilitate this. Historically, voyageurs often employed tump lines on their heads to carry loads on their backs. * Portages can be many kilometers in length, such as the 19-kilometre (12 mi) Methye Portage and the 8.5-mile (13.7 |