Word Frequency
transport
Definitions
verb
(trænsˈpɔːt
) tr- to carry or cause to go from one place to another, esp over some distance
- to deport or exile to a penal colony
- usually passive to have a strong emotional effect on
noun
(ˈtrænsˌpɔːt
) -
- the business or system of transporting goods or people
- (as modifier) ⇒
a modernized transport system
- (British) freight vehicles generally
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- a vehicle used to transport goods or people, esp lorries or ships used to convey troops
- (as modifier) ⇒
a transport plane
- the act of transporting or the state of being transported
- ecstasy, rapture, or any powerful emotion
- a convict sentenced to be transported
Derived Forms
transˈportable adjectiveˌtransportaˈbility noun
transˈporter noun
transˈportive adjective
Word Origin
C14: from Latin transportāre, from trans- + portāre to carrySynonyms
View thesaurus entry = convey, take, run, move, bring, send, carry, bear, remove, ship, transfer, deliver, conduct, shift, ferry, haul, fetch
= transference, carrying, shipping, delivery, distribution, removal, transportation, carriage, shipment, freight, haulage, conveyance, freightage
= ecstasy, delight, heaven, happiness, bliss, euphoria, rapture, enchantment, cloud nine, seventh heaven, ravishment,
Translations for 'transport'
- British English: transport Transport refers to any type of vehicle that you can travel in.Have you got your own transport?trænsˈpɔːt NOUN
- Arabic: نَقْل
- Brazilian Portuguese: transporte
- Chinese: 交通
- Croatian: prijevoz
- Czech: dopravapřeprava
- Danish: transport
- Dutch: transport
- European Spanish: transporte
- Finnish: liikennekuljetus
- French: transport
- German: Transport
- Greek: μεταφορά
- Italian: trasporto
- Japanese: 輸送
- Korean: 운송
- Norwegian: transport
- Polish: transport
- Portuguese: transporte
- Romanian: mijloc de transport mijloace de transport
- Russian: транспорт
- Spanish: transporte
- Swedish: transport
- Thai: การขนส่ง
- Turkish: taşıma
- Ukrainian: транспорт
- Vietnamese: phương tiện giao thông
- British English: transport When goods or people are transported from one place to another, they are moved there.Buses transported passengers to the town.ˈtrænspɔːt VERB
- Arabic: يَنْقُلُ
- Brazilian Portuguese: transportar
- Chinese: 运输
- Croatian: prevesti
- Czech: přepravit přepravovat
- Danish: transportere
- Dutch: transporteren
- European Spanish: transportar
- Finnish: kuljettaa
- French: transporter
- German: transportieren
- Greek: μεταφέρω
- Italian: trasportare
- Japanese: 輸送する
- Korean: 운송하다
- Norwegian: transportere
- Polish: przewieźć przewozić
- Portuguese: transportar
- Romanian: a transporta
- Russian: перевозить
- Spanish: transportar
- Swedish: transportera
- Thai: ขนส่ง
- Turkish: taşımak
- Ukrainian: транспортувати
- Vietnamese: vận chuyển
Example Sentences Including 'transport'
Canada sent an infantry brigade, tanks and artillery pieces, three destroyers, and a squadron of transport aircraft.Glasgow Herald (2001)
Cheap transport encourages the importation of food from every country under the sun.Country Life (2004)
Dominating all was a small scale model of a World War II troop transport.A Daystar of Fear
It also represents journeys, for the horse was the oldest form of transport.A WITCH ALONE
It will only require a handful of workmen on the beach, also brought in by helicopter no wheeled transport whatsoever.A Daystar of Fear
Some investment properties will do better than others and the key performance factors will be location and access to transport.Irish Times (2002)
The Russians stalled the attack and proceeded to smash the Italian army and decimate the air transport fleet.THE COMPANY OF STRANGERS (2002)
The task force on transport access at seaports says a new transport department with full cabinet representation should be created.Irish Times (2002)
Your dream home can rapidly turn into a costly nightmare if you don't consider a few basic transport issues before you move in.Glasgow Herald (2001)
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