portage
Definitions
The carrying of a boat or its cargo between two navigable waters.
A place where boats or goods are carried overland between two waterways.
The act or cost of transporting goods.
Examples
The group had to carry their canoes over a long portage to reach the next lake.
After hours of paddling, the difficult portage left the hikers exhausted.
Synonyms
carrying transport portaging hauling conveyance transfer shipment