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transport
[ verb trans-pawrt, -pohrt; noun trans-pawrt, -pohrt ]
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.
- strong emotion; ecstatic joy, bliss, etc.
Synonyms: ,
- 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.
transport
verb
- 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
- the business or system of transporting goods or people
- ( as modifier )
a modernized transport system
- 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
- ٰԲˈǰپ, adjective
- ٰԲˈǰٱ, noun
- ˌٰԲǰٲˈٲ, noun
- ٰԲˈǰٲ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- ٰԲ·ǰa· adjective
- ٰԲ·ǰa·i·ٲ noun
- ٰԲ·ǰi adjective
- dzܲt·ٰԲpǰ noun
- nonٰԲ·ǰa·i·ٲ noun
- nonٰԲ·ǰa· adjective
- tԲ·ǰ verb (used with object)
- unٰԲ·ǰa· adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of transport1
Word History and Origins
Origin of transport1
Example Sentences
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.
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.
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.
It is tasked with a broad range of actions — hunting fugitives, transporting federal prisoners and managing goods seized from criminals.
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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