transport

[trans-pawrt, -pohrt, trans-pawrt, -pohrt]

verb (used with object)

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

2. to carry away by strong emotion; enrapture.

3. to send into banishment, especially to a penal colony.

noun

1. the act of transporting or conveying; conveyance.

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

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

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

5. a system of public travel.

6. transportation.

7. strong emotion; ecstatic joy, bliss, etc.

   Synonyms: happiness, rapture

8. a convict sent into banishment, especially to a penal colony.

   The country had been colonized largely by transports.

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

transport

verb

1. to carry or cause to go from one place to another, esp over some distance

2. to deport or exile to a penal colony

3. (usually passive) to have a strong emotional effect on

noun

1. 1. the business or system of transporting goods or people

   2. ( as modifier )

      a modernized transport system

2. freight vehicles generally

3. 1. a vehicle used to transport goods or people, esp lorries or ships used to convey troops

   2. ( as modifier )

      a transport plane

4. the act of transporting or the state of being transported

5. ecstasy, rapture, or any powerful emotion

6. a convict sentenced to be transported

Other Word Forms

• transportable adjective
• transportability noun
• transportive adjective
• countertransport noun
• nontransportability noun
• nontransportable adjective
• pretransport verb (used with object)
• untransportable adjective
• transporter noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of transport¹

First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English transporten (verb), from Latin trānsportāre “to carry across”; equivalent to trans- + port ⁵

Word History and Origins

Origin of transport¹

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

Synonym Study

See carry. See ecstasy.

Example Sentences

But the watchdog warns campus closures "can disproportionately impact more deprived students who often travel further and rely on public transport to attend classes".

From BBC

"Fish has become too expensive, transport costs are high. Today, we earn just enough to cover expenses," says the mother of 10.

From BBC

There were no shops and little public transport.

From BBC

The Santa Barbara County Fire Department responded to the crash near Highway 1 and Brown Road and transported four people to Marian Regional Medical Center for treatment, according to department spokesperson Scott Safechuck.

From Los Angeles Times

The materials were also allegedly improperly managed and transported.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• bring 
• carry 
• ferry 
• haul 
• lug 
• pack 
• remove 
• ride 
• ship 
• take