transport
Definitions
verb
(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
- the business or system of transporting goods or people
- ((as modifier) ⇒
a modernized transport system
- British freight vehicles generally
- 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
Alternative Forms
transˈportable adjective ˌtransportaˈbility noun transˈporter noun transˈportive adjectiveWord Origin
C14: from Latin transportāre , from trans- + portāre to carrySynonyms
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convey,
take,
run,
move,
bring,
send,
carry,
bear,
remove,
ship,
transfer,
deliver,
conduct,
shift,
ferry,
haul,
fetch,
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transference,
carrying,
shipping,
delivery,
distribution,
removal,
transportation,
carriage,
shipment,
freight,
haulage,
conveyance,
freightage,
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ecstasy,
delight,
heaven,
happiness,
bliss,
euphoria,
rapture,
enchantment,
cloud nine
seventh heaven,
ravishment,
Translations
- British English:
transport
Transport refers to any type of vehicle that you can travel in.Have you got your own transport?trænsˈpɔːt NOUN Have you got your own transport? - Spanish:
transporte
nm
- French:
transport
nm
- German:
Transport
nm
- Chinese: 交通 n
- Arabic: نَقْل n
- Portuguese: transporte nm
- Russian: транспорт nm
- Croatian: prijevoz nm
- Czech: doprava nf
- Danish: transport nutr
- Dutch: transport nnt
- Finnish: liikenne n
- Greek: μεταφορά nnt
- Italian: trasporto nm
- Japanese: 輸送 n
- Korean: 운송 n
- Norwegian: transport nm
- Polish: transport nm
- Brazilian Portuguese: transporte nm
- European Spanish:
transporte
nm
- Swedish: transport nutr
- Thai: การขนส่ง n
- Turkish: taşıma n
- Vietnamese: giao thông n
- 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 Buses transported passengers to the town.
- Spanish:
transportar
v
- French:
transporter
vt
- German:
transportieren
v
- Chinese: 运输 v
- Arabic: يَنْقُلُ v
- Portuguese: transportar v
- Russian: перевозить v
- Croatian: prevesti v
- Czech: přepravit v přepravovat
- Danish: transportere v
- Dutch: transporteren v
- Finnish: kuljettaa v
- Greek: μεταφέρω v
- Italian: trasportare v
- Japanese: 輸送する v
- Korean: 운송하다 v
- Norwegian: transportere v
- Polish: przewieźć v przewozić
- Brazilian Portuguese: transportar v
- European Spanish:
transportar
v
- Swedish: transportera v
- Thai: ขนส่ง v
- Turkish: taşımak v
- Vietnamese: vận chuyển v
Usage examples
Martello could only hope that by the time of his own departure the tunnel from hotel to water transport might have escaped attention.
, Murky Shallows (1987)Bedfordshire's transport connections to London are relatively good.
Country Life (2004)The task force on transport access at seaports says a new transport department with full cabinet representation should be created.
Irish Times (2002)Local authorities will be allowed to raise bonds to fund public transport projects.
Glasgow Herald (2001)And now I wondered if they had managed to find their way further into our transport infrastructure.
, TUNNEL VISIONS: Journeys of an Underground Philosopher (2001)