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transport

[ verb trans-pawrt, -pohrt; noun 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. strong emotion; ecstatic joy, bliss, etc.

    Synonyms: ,

  7. a convict sent into banishment, especially to a penal colony:

    The country had been colonized largely by transports.

  8. Recording. Also called tape transport. 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

    1. the business or system of transporting goods or people
    2. ( as modifier )

      a modernized transport system

  1. freight vehicles generally
    1. a vehicle used to transport goods or people, esp lorries or ships used to convey troops
    2. ( as modifier )

      a transport plane

  2. the act of transporting or the state of being transported
  3. ecstasy, rapture, or any powerful emotion
  4. a convict sentenced to be transported
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ٰԲˈǰپ, adjective
  • ٰԲˈǰٱ, noun
  • ˌٰԲǰٲˈٲ, noun
  • ٰԲˈǰٲ, adjective
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Other Word Forms

  • ٰԲ·ǰa· adjective
  • ٰԲ·ǰa·i·ٲ noun
  • ٰԲ·ǰi adjective
  • dzܲt·ٰԲpǰ noun
  • nonٰԲ·ǰa·i·ٲ noun
  • nonٰԲ·ǰa· adjective
  • tԲ·ǰ verb (used with object)
  • unٰԲ·ǰa· adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of transport1

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

Origin of transport1

C14: from Latin ٰԲǰ , from trans- + ǰ to carry
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Synonym Study

See carry. See ecstasy.
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Example Sentences

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Some of them said they had no idea why they were being blocked while some rich business people were still allowed to transport goods across the border.

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The airport also said it accepts a requirement to have 54% of passengers using public transport before it brings the Northern Runway into operation - but it needs support.

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After the service, Francis's body — dressed in a red chasuble and a damask and golden papal mitre — will be transported to the basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome for burial.

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It is tasked with a broad range of actions — hunting fugitives, transporting federal prisoners and managing goods seized from criminals.

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In February the EU announced the suspension of restrictions on transport, energy and banking sectors, while in January the US eased some sanctions including on essential energy services.

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