Portage

15 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Portage \Port"age\ (?; 48), n. [From 2d {Port}.] (Naut.)
     (a) A sailor's wages when in port.
     (b) The amount of a sailor's wages for a voyage.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Portage \Port"age\, n. [3d {Port}.]
     A porthole. [Obs.] --Shak.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Portage \Por"tage\, n. [F., from porter to carry. See {Port} to
     carry.]
     1. The act of carrying or transporting.
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     2. The price of carriage; porterage. --Bp. Fell.
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     3. Capacity for carrying; tonnage. [Obs.] --Hakluyt.
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     4. A carry between navigable waters. See 3d {Carry}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Portage \Por"tage\, v. t. & i.
     To carry (goods, boats, etc.) overland between navigable
     waters.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  portage
       n 1: the cost of carrying or transporting
       2: overland track between navigable waterways
       3: carrying boats and supplies overland

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  61 Moby Thesaurus words for "portage":
     admission, admission fee, air express, airfreight, airlift,
     anchorage, asportation, bearing, brokerage, carfare, carriage,
     carry, carrying, cartage, cellarage, charge, charges, conveyance,
     cover charge, demand, dockage, drayage, dues, entrance fee,
     exaction, exactment, expressage, fare, fee, ferriage, freight,
     freightage, haulage, hauling, hire, license fee, lighterage,
     lugging, packing, pilotage, porterage, railway express, salvage,
     scot, scot and lot, shipment, shipping, shot, storage, telpherage,
     toll, toting, towage, transport, transportation, transshipment,
     truckage, waft, waftage, wagonage, wharfage
  
  

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Portage, IN (city, FIPS 61092)
    Location: 41.58670 N, 87.18152 W
    Population (1990): 29060 (10864 housing units)
    Area: 53.9 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 46368
  Portage, ME
    Zip code(s): 04768
  Portage, MI (city, FIPS 65560)
    Location: 42.20138 N, 85.59055 W
    Population (1990): 41042 (16133 housing units)
    Area: 83.4 sq km (land), 7.3 sq km (water)
  Portage, OH (village, FIPS 64108)
    Location: 41.32378 N, 83.64792 W
    Population (1990): 469 (168 housing units)
    Area: 3.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 43451
  Portage, PA (borough, FIPS 62048)
    Location: 40.38676 N, 78.67550 W
    Population (1990): 3105 (1380 housing units)
    Area: 1.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Portage, UT (town, FIPS 61590)
    Location: 41.97656 N, 112.23779 W
    Population (1990): 218 (80 housing units)
    Area: 5.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Portage, WI (city, FIPS 64100)
    Location: 43.54794 N, 89.46590 W
    Population (1990): 8640 (3556 housing units)
    Area: 21.3 sq km (land), 1.9 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 53901

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

  Portage -- U.S. County in Ohio
     Population (2000):    152061
     Housing Units (2000): 60096
     Land area (2000):     492.389684 sq. miles (1275.283374 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    14.717306 sq. miles (38.117647 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    507.106990 sq. miles (1313.401021 sq. km)
     Located within:       Ohio (OH), FIPS 39
     Location:             41.172189 N, 81.253721 W
     Headwords:
      Portage
      Portage, OH
      Portage County
      Portage County, OH
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

  Portage -- U.S. County in Wisconsin
     Population (2000):    67182
     Housing Units (2000): 26589
     Land area (2000):     806.310758 sq. miles (2088.335187 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    16.452491 sq. miles (42.611754 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    822.763249 sq. miles (2130.946941 sq. km)
     Located within:       Wisconsin (WI), FIPS 55
     Location:             44.486525 N, 89.522423 W
     Headwords:
      Portage
      Portage, WI
      Portage County
      Portage County, WI
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Portage, WI -- U.S. city in Wisconsin
     Population (2000):    9728
     Housing Units (2000): 3970
     Land area (2000):     8.293974 sq. miles (21.481293 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.726675 sq. miles (1.882080 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    9.020649 sq. miles (23.363373 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            64100
     Located within:       Wisconsin (WI), FIPS 55
     Location:             43.545704 N, 89.463199 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     53901
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Portage, WI
      Portage
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Portage, OH -- U.S. village in Ohio
     Population (2000):    428
     Housing Units (2000): 166
     Land area (2000):     1.496760 sq. miles (3.876591 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    1.496760 sq. miles (3.876591 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            64108
     Located within:       Ohio (OH), FIPS 39
     Location:             41.326157 N, 83.649646 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     43451
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Portage, OH
      Portage
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Portage, IN -- U.S. city in Indiana
     Population (2000):    33496
     Housing Units (2000): 13375
     Land area (2000):     25.456487 sq. miles (65.931996 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    1.970463 sq. miles (5.103475 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    27.426950 sq. miles (71.035471 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            61092
     Located within:       Indiana (IN), FIPS 18
     Location:             41.581850 N, 87.186553 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     46368
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Portage, IN
      Portage
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Portage, PA -- U.S. borough in Pennsylvania
     Population (2000):    2837
     Housing Units (2000): 1367
     Land area (2000):     0.665538 sq. miles (1.723735 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.665538 sq. miles (1.723735 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            62048
     Located within:       Pennsylvania (PA), FIPS 42
     Location:             40.386858 N, 78.673593 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):    
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Portage, PA
      Portage
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Portage, UT -- U.S. town in Utah
     Population (2000):    257
     Housing Units (2000): 83
     Land area (2000):     2.283280 sq. miles (5.913668 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    2.283280 sq. miles (5.913668 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            61590
     Located within:       Utah (UT), FIPS 49
     Location:             41.976542 N, 112.240844 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):    
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Portage, UT
      Portage
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Portage, MI -- U.S. city in Michigan
     Population (2000):    44897
     Housing Units (2000): 18880
     Land area (2000):     32.203165 sq. miles (83.405811 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    2.822819 sq. miles (7.311068 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    35.025984 sq. miles (90.716879 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            65560
     Located within:       Michigan (MI), FIPS 26
     Location:             42.209592 N, 85.588525 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):    
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Portage, MI
      Portage