transport
verb (used with object)
to carry, move, or convey from one place to another.
transporting
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present participleof transport.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Some experts have questioned whether Russia can meet the schedule for diesel deliveries, in part because of the complexities of transporting the oil within Russia to its ports and thence to its destination.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026
Local media reports the dispersal of the motorcade soon afterward, while the driver of the middle vehicle -- usually transporting the politician -- rolls down the window and shows that no one is on board.
From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026
When Casey retired as chairman and chief executive in 1962, UPS was transporting 107 million packages a year between cities and expanding fast.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
The spacecraft is also transporting equipment for several scientific investigations that could lead to important advances in medicine and materials science.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026
Despite these very early first steps, neither pottery nor weaving took off until people became sedentary and thereby escaped the problem of transporting pots and looms.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
