transport

[ verb trans-pawrt, -pohrt; noun trans-pawrt, -pohrt ]

/ verb trænsˈpɔrt, -ˈpoʊrt; noun ˈtræns pɔrt, -poʊrt /

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verb (used with object)

to carry, move, or convey from one place to another.

to carry away by strong emotion; enrapture.

to send into banishment, especially to a penal colony.

noun

the act of transporting or conveying; conveyance.

a means of transporting or conveying, as a truck or bus.

a ship or plane employed for transporting soldiers, military stores, etc.

an airplane carrying freight or passengers as part of a transportation system.

a system of public travel.

transportation(def 6).

strong emotion; ecstatic joy, bliss, etc.

a convict sent into banishment, especially to a penal colony: The country had been colonized largely by transports.

Recording. Also called tape transport. a mechanism that moves magnetic tape past the head in a tape deck or tape recorder.

Nearby words

transplantee, transpolar, transponder, transponible, transpontine, transport, transport café, transport maximum, transport medium, transport number, transportation

Origin of transport

1325–75; Middle English transporten (v.) < Latin trānsportāre to carry across. See trans-, port⁵

SYNONYMS FOR transport

10 rapture, happiness.

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Related forms

trans·port·a·ble, adjectivetrans·port·a·bil·i·ty, nountrans·port·ive, adjectivecoun·ter·trans·port, noun

non·trans·port·a·bil·i·ty, nounnon·trans·port·a·ble, adjectivepre·trans·port, verb (used with object)un·trans·port·a·ble, adjective

Synonym study

1. See carry. 10. See ecstasy.

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Examples from the Web for transport

Unfortunately, the underground tunnels that were used to transport booze and, if necessary, escaping patrons, are off-limits.
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Eventually, their output is worth five times that much to those who transport it globally.
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According to Kostick, while awaiting a van to transport Stewart to the nearest police station, his mood changed.
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In a Lynx, however, Harry could take part in reconnaissance missions and transport passengers.
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For years, William Schmidt single-handedly dug a tunnel through a mountain to transport his gold-rush loot.
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They asked the railway officers to prepare for the transport of an army corps of 30,000 men.
The Rise of Rail-Power in War and Conquest, 1833-1914|Edwin A. Pratt
Thus, the manner in which they transport eggs to their burrows has been too frequently observed to admit of doubt.
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“But it was something to be always proud of,” cried Polly, in a transport.
Five Little Peppers at School|Margaret Sidney
One thousand men was all he required to transport our cannon and baggage, and clear the road before us.
The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 1 (of 2)|Bernal Diaz del Castillo
She was a French transport, the Carthage, and she took exactly four minutes to sink.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton

British Dictionary definitions for transport

transport

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

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

transportable, adjectivetransportability, nountransporter, nountransportive, adjective

Word Origin for transport

C14: from Latin transportāre, from trans- + portāre to carry

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Medicine definitions for transport

transport

[ trăns′pôrt′ ]

n.

The movement or transference of biochemical substances that occurs in biological systems.