noun a sailor's wages when in port.
2. portage ·noun capacity for carrying; tonnage.
3. portage ·noun the price of carriage; porterage.
4. portage ·noun a porthole.
5. portage ·noun the act of carrying or transporting.
6. portage ·noun the amount of a sailor's wages for a voyage.
7. portage ·noun a carry between navigable waters. ·see 3d carry.
8. portage ·vt & ·vi to carry (goods, boats, ·etc.) overland between navigable waters.