transport
Other forms: transported; transports; transporting
Transport means to move something, often large quantities of commercial products, over great distances. Container ships transport goods made in China to the U.S., where they will be sold.
A pipeline can transport oil. A school bus transports children. Soldiers get their postings but then must wait for news of their transport. If you are in a hurry to get something to market, you might consider using air transport, though that's expensive. Transport is from Latin words meaning "carry across."
Definitions of transport (/trænˈspɔrt/)
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move something or somebody around; usually over long distancestypes:sluicetransport in or send down a sluicefloatset afloatferrytransport by ferrywheelbarrowtransport in a wheelbarrowrafttransport on a raftbussend or move around by buspipetransport by pipelinefreighttransport commercially as cargotruckconvey (goods etc.) by truckrailconvey (goods etc.) by railssledgetransport in a sleighlightertransport in a flatbottom boatpick upgive a passenger or a hitchhiker a liftcarry overtransport from one place or state to anotheradvectconvey by horizontal mass movement of a fluidteleporttransport by dematerializing at one point and assembling at anothertidecause to float with the tidedriftcause to be carried by a currentrefloatset afloat again
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send from one person or place to anothersynonyms: channel, channelise, channelize, transfer, transmittypes:projecttransfer (ideas or principles) from one domain into anotherpropagatetransmittranslatebring to a certain spiritual stateretrieverun after, pick up, and bring to the masterretrievego for and bring backdeflaterelease contained air or gas fromthrowthrow (a die) out onto a flat surfacesend inmail in; cause to be deliveredmail outtransmit by maildeliverbring to a destination, make a delivery
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move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's bodysynonyms: carrytypes:shouldercarry a burden, either real or metaphoricportcarry or hold with both hands diagonally across the body, especially of weaponsbearmove while holding up or supportingbucketcarry in a bucketreturnmake a returnpipe intransport to a destiny through pipesportcarry, bear, convey, or bringportercarry luggage or suppliespackcarry, as on one's backcarttransport something in a cartflytransport by aeroplanehaultransport in a vehiclechariottransport in a chariotfetchtake away or removefrogmarchcarry someone against his will upside down such that each limb is held by one personpiggybackhaul by railroad carpiggybackhaul truck trailers loaded with commodities on railroad carstransitcause or enable to pass throughferrytransport from one place to anothertubeconvey in a tubewhiskmove somewhere quicklylandbring ashore
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transport commerciallytypes:bargetransport by barge on a body of waterrailroadtransport by railroadbundle offsend off unceremoniouslyroutesend documents or materials to appropriate destinations
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hold spellbound
Definitions of transport (/ˈtrænspɔrt/)
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the act of moving something from one location to anothersynonyms: conveyance, transfer, transferral, transportationtypes:transshipmentthe transfer from one conveyance to another for shipmentairlift, lifttransportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable)drivethe act of driving a herd of animals over landcarrythe act of carrying somethinglighteragethe transportation of goods on a lighterrelocation, resettlementthe transportation of people (as a family or colony) to a new settlement (as after an upheaval of some kind)teleportationa hypothetical mode of instantaneous transportation; matter is dematerialized at one place and recreated at anothercattle drivedriving a bovine herd (as cows or bulls or steers)airdropdelivery of supplies or equipment or personnel by dropping them by parachute from an aircraftconsignmentthe delivery of goods for sale or disposalpostthe delivery and collection of letters and packagespiggybackthe act of carrying something piggybackfireman's carrythe act of carrying a person over your shoulderportagecarrying boats and supplies overlandporteragethe transportation of burdens by porterstype of:movementthe act of changing the location of something
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something that serves as a means of transportationsynonyms: conveyancetypes:dollyconveyance consisting of a wheeled platform for moving heavy objectsdollyconveyance consisting of a wheeled support on which a camera can be mountedhorseboxa conveyance (railroad car or trailer) for transporting racehorseslitterconveyance consisting of a chair or bed carried on two poles by bearersmaila conveyance that transports the letters and packages that are conveyed by the postal systempublic transportconveyance for passengers or mail or freightroll-on roll-offa method of transport (as a ferry or train or plane) that vehicles roll onto at the beginning and roll off of at the destinationcargo ships, merchant marine, merchant vessels, shippingconveyance provided by the ships belonging to one country or industrysidecarconveyance consisting of a small carrier attached to the side of a motorcycletrailera large transport conveyance designed to be pulled by a truck or tractoraerial tramway, cable tramway, ropeway, tram, tramwaya conveyance that transports passengers or freight in carriers suspended from cables and supported by a series of towersvehiclea conveyance that transports people or objectsDodgem, bumper cara small low-powered electrically powered vehicle driven on a special platform where there are many others to be dodgedautobus, bus, charabanc, coach, double-decker, jitney, motorbus, motorcoach, omnibus, passenger vehiclea vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transportcar carriera trailer that can be loaded with new cars for delivery to sales agencieschair lift, chairlifta ski lift on which riders (skiers or sightseers) are seated and carried up or down a mountainside; seats are hung from an endless overhead cablecovered coucha litter with a cover for privacycrafta vehicle designed for navigation in or on water or air or through outer spacedeadheada train or bus or taxi traveling emptyexpress, limitedpublic transport consisting of a fast train or bus that makes only a few scheduled stopslocalpublic transport consisting of a bus or train that stops at all stations or stopsmilitary vehiclevehicle used by the armed forcesrope towa ski tow offering only a moving rope to hold ontosemi, semitrailera trailer having wheels only in the rear; the front is supported by the towing vehicleshuttlepublic transport that consists of a bus or train or airplane that plies back and forth between two pointsskiboba vehicle resembling a bicycle but having skis instead of wheels; the rider wears short skis for balancingsled, sledge, sleigha vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snowroad roller, steamrollervehicle equipped with heavy wide smooth rollers for compacting roads and pavementsstretchera litter for transporting people who are ill or wounded or dead; usually consists of a sheet of canvas stretched between two polessurface lifta ski tow that pulls skiers up a slope without lifting them off the groundrailroad train, trainpublic transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotivewheeled vehiclea vehicle that moves on wheels and usually has a container for transporting things or peoplerovera vehicle for exploring rough terrain, especially a planet or another extraterrestrial bodytype of:instrumentality, instrumentationan artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end
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the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materialssynonyms: shipping, transportationtypes:navigationship traffictype of:business, business enterprise, commercial enterprisethe activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects
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a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotionsynonyms: ecstasy, exaltation, rapture, raptustype of:emotional state, spiritthe state of a person's emotions (especially with regard to pleasure or dejection)
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an exchange of molecules (and their kinetic energy and momentum) across the boundary between adjacent layers of a fluid or across cell membranestypes:active transporttransport of a substance (as a protein or drug) across a cell membrane against the concentration gradient; requires an expenditure of energypassive transporttransport of a substance across a cell membrane by diffusion; expenditure of energy is not requiredtype of:diffusion(physics) the process in which there is movement of a substance from an area of high concentration of that substance to an area of lower concentration
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a mechanism that transports magnetic tape across the read/write heads of a tape playback/recordersynonyms: tape drive, tape transporttype of:mechanismdevice consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function
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This vocabulary list features words with the Latin root port which has multiple meanings from "harbor and gate" to "carry, bring, pass, and convey."