portage

Example Sentences

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From the time they set up camp to stop and build the portage, the bugs were worse than ever.

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After acknowledging Simplicio’s death and naming the waterfall after him, the men once again began the backbreaking job of building another portage.

From Literature

Molly hasn’t told Jack about the portage project.

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Roosevelt still worried about the time involved in making a detailed map—not to mention the time lost in building the portage.

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Local inhabitants help him portage around a barrier.

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