Complex sentence: The name Tarbert is the anglicised form of the Gaelic word "tairbeart", which literally translates as "carrying across" and refers to the narrowest strip of land between two bodies of water over which goods or entire boats can be carried (portage).
Split into simpler sentences: The name Tarbert is the anglicised form of the Gaelic word "tairbeart". This refers to the narrowest strip of land between two bodies of water over which goods or entire boats can be carried (portage).