DCHP-2

décharge [< Cdn F < F decharger unload] Hist. DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

• 1 n.

  a shallow place where a boat or canoe had to be partly unloaded before it could proceed.

  See also: demi-charge (def. 2)  discharge ((n.))   launcher  lightening place  discharge ((v.))  

• 2 n.

  make a décharge, unload a boat or canoe to permit passage through a shallow stretch of water.

  See also: lighten