portage

Example Sentences

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“With a barge, if you have a closure at a lock and dam it is not like canoeing or kayaking where you can portage around the obstacle. River transit will close,” he said.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 19, 2022

If you don’t need quite as much power and portage, Satechi sells a 66W three USB-C port charger for $55.

From The Verge • Jan. 7, 2022

For most of the trip thereafter, the crew of Civil War veterans, trappers and frontiersmen would portage the major rapids.

From Washington Times • Apr. 17, 2021

In September, seeing an opportunity for upscale paraphernalia portage, New York based stylist Jessica Cadmus launched a line of roll-up leather carrying cases called Rogue Paq.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 14, 2018

Although the men didn’t want to, they knew that they had to stop and build another portage.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple