Portage
from
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
portage
n 1: the cost of carrying or transporting
2: overland track between navigable waterways
3: carrying boats and supplies overland
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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
U.S. Gazetteer (1990)
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 Places (2000)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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
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U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
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
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U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)
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)
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
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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
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