conveyance
Americannoun
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the act of conveying; transmission; communication.
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a means of transporting, especially a vehicle, as a bus, airplane, or automobile.
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Law.
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the transfer of property from one person to another.
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the instrument or document by which this is effected.
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noun
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the act of conveying
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a means of transport
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law
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a transfer of the legal title to property
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the document effecting such a transfer
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Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of conveyance
Explanation
Conveyance is a formal word that can mean either the transportation of something from one place to another, or the vehicle that does the transporting. Conveyance is a rather archaic — or old-fashioned — way to describe a mode of transportation. It's easy to imagine someone in the 1800s asking for a horse and carriage as their conveyance to a friend's house. Today, we'd skip the formalities and simply jump in the car and drive there ourselves. In its less common usage, a conveyance is a legal document that transfers ownership of a property from one person to another.
Vocabulary lists containing conveyance
"The Odyssey" by Homer, Books 8–13
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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
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The Dawes Act
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Example Sentences
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Supporters of the plan, called the Delta Conveyance Project, say the state urgently needs to build new infrastructure in the Delta to protect the water supply in the face of climate change and earthquake risks.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2025
Newsom has said building the proposed Delta Conveyance Project is critical for California’s future.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2024
Newsom has called the Delta Conveyance Project a central piece of his administration’s strategy for making the state’s water-delivery system more resilient to the effects of climate change.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2024
The State Water Contractors, an association of 27 public agencies that purchase the water, reiterated its support for moving forward with the Delta Conveyance Project.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2024
Conveyance and extended use of coal—Consumption at various periods—Condition of the roads in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries—Advantages of good roads—Want of roads in Australia—Turnpike-roads—Canals—Railway of 1680—Railway statistics.
From Knowledge is Power: A View of the Productive Forces of Modern Society and the Results of Labor, Capital and Skill. by Knight, Charles
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