What is "carrying place"

Carrying \Car"ry*ing\, n. The act or business of transporting from one place to another.

Carrying place, a carry; a portage.

Carrying trade, the business of transporting goods, etc., from one place or country to another by water or land; freighting.

We are rivals with them in . . . the carrying trade.
--Jay.

Carrying Place can refer to:

• Carrying Place, Ontario, a community and National Historic Site in Canada
• Carrying Place and Carrying Place Town, townships in Northwest Somerset, Maine, USA
• Oneida Carrying Place, Rome, New York, USA
• Toronto Carrying-Place Trail
• Portage or carrying trail, place where watercraft or cargo are carried over land from one body of water to another