portagen.[From 2d Port.] (Naut.) A sailor's wages when in port.()n.[3d Port.] A porthole.(Shak.)n.[F., from porter to carry. See Port to carry.]1. The act of carrying or transporting.()2. The price of carriage; porterage.(Bp. Fell.)3. Capacity for carrying; tonnage.(Hakluyt.)4. A carry between navigable waters. See 3d Carry.()v. t. & i. To carry (goods, boats, etc.) overland between navigable waters.()