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port·age (pôŕtĭj, pōŕ-, pôr-täzh́)

[Middle English, from Old French, from porter, to carry, from Latin portāre.]

noun 

    1. The act or an instance of carrying.
    2. A charge for carrying.
  2. Nautical
    1. The carrying of boats and supplies overland between two waterways or around an obstacle to navigation.
    2. A track or route used for such carrying.

tr. & intr.v.: -aged, -ag·ing, -ag·es. 

Nautical
To transport or travel by portage: canoed and portaged the goods; portaging around the rapids.
Por·tage (pôŕtĭj, pōŕ-)

 

A city of southwest Michigan south of Kalamazoo. It is a manufacturing center.