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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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..

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

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 (n.) A porthole.

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