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Portage Group :: Portage group () A subdivision of the Chemung period in American geology. See Chart of Geology.

Canoe :: Canoe (n.) A light pleasure boat, especially designed for use by one who goes alone upon long excursions, including portage. It it propelled by a paddle, or by a small sail attached to a temporary mast..

Portage :: Portage (v. t. & i.) To carry (goods, boats, etc.) overland between navigable waters..

Colportage :: Colportage (n.) The distribution of religious books, tracts, etc., by colporteurs..

Portage :: Portage (n.) Capacity for carrying; tonnage.

Portage :: Portage (n.) The act of carrying or transporting.

Portage :: Portage (n.) The price of carriage; porterage.

Chemung Period :: Chemung period () A subdivision in the upper part of the Devonian system in America, so named from the Chemung River, along which the rocks are well developed. It includes the Portage and Chemung groups or epochs. See the Diagram under Geology..

Portage :: Portage (n.) A sailor's wages when in port.

Reportage :: Reportage (n.) SAme as Report.

Portage :: Portage (n.) A porthole.

Portage :: Portage (n.) The amount of a sailor's wages for a voyage.

Portage :: Portage (n.) A carry between navigable waters. See 3d Carry.

Carry :: Carry (n.) A tract of land, over which boats or goods are carried between two bodies of navigable water; a carrying place; a portage..

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