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Portage

/pˈɔrtədʒ/
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(noun) An act of carrying, especially the carrying of a boat overland between two waterways.

We have a few miles of portage.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The canoeists carried their boats overland during the ____ between the two lakes.

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