[por.tage] n [ME, fr. MF, fr. porter to carry] (15c) 1: the labor of carrying or transporting
2. archaic: the cost of carrying: porterage 3 a: the carrying of boats or goods overland from one body of water to another or around an obstacle (as a rapids) b: the route followed in making such a transfer
[2]por.tage vb por.taged ; por.tag.ing vt (1864): to carry over a portage ~ vi: to move gear over a portage