por·tage / ˈpôrtij/ • n. the carrying of a boat or its cargo between two navigable waters: the return journey was made much simpler by portage. ∎  a place at which this is necessary: a portage over the dam. ∎ archaic the action of carrying or transporting something.• v. [tr.] carry (a boat or its cargo) between navigable waters: they are incapable of portaging a canoe | [intr.] they would only run the rapid if they couldn't portage. ∎  [intr.] (of a boat) be carried between navigable waters: the cataracts meant that boats had to portage on to the Lualaba.

Por·tage / ˈpôrtij/ 1. a port city in northwestern Indiana, on Lake Erie, east of Gary; pop. 29,060.2. a city in southwestern Michigan, south of Kalamazoo; pop. 41,042.