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Portage
Portage . 1 Town (1990 pop. 29,060), Porter co., NW Ind., a suburb of Gary, on Lake Michigan; inc. 1959. The town, which was once surrounded by great industries, manufactures steel and a number of other goods. It is also a shipping center; Burns International Harbor, built in the 1970s, accommodates ocean vessels. Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore (see National Parks and Monuments , table) is nearby.
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"Portage." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Portage." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Portage.html "Portage." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Portage.html |
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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. |
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"portage." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "portage." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-portage005.html "portage." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-portage005.html |
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portage n.
1. the carrying of a boat or its cargo between two navigable waters: the return journey was made much simpler by portage. 2. a place at which this is necessary: a portage over the dam. v. 1. carry (a boat or its cargo) between navigable waters: they are incapable of portaging a canoe | they would only run the rapid if they couldn't portage. 2. (of a boat) be carried between navigable waters. |
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"portage." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "portage." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-portage.html "portage." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-portage.html |
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Portage." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Portage." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Portage.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Portage." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Portage.html |
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"Portage." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Portage." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-portage.html "Portage." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-portage.html |
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portage •passage
•message, presage
•sausage • dosage
•misusage, usage
•cartage
•advantage, vantage
•curettage • percentage • vestige
•freightage • wastage
•mintage, vintage
•hermitage • baronetage • heritage
•cottage, pottage, wattage
•hostage
•portage, shortage
•outage • dotage • voltage • postage
•anecdotage • footage • frontage
•pilotage • parentage • Carthage
•ravage, savage
•salvage • selvedge • pavage • cleavage
•lovage • language • sandwich
•envisage, visage
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"portage." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "portage." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-portage.html "portage." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-portage.html |
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