transport

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations noun: /ˈtrænspɔː^rt/, verb: /trænsˈpɔː^rt/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/v. trænsˈpɔrt n. ˈtrænspɔrt/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(v. trans pôrt′, -pōrt′; n. trans′pôrt, -pōrt)

trans•port /v. trænsˈpɔrt n. ˈtrænspɔrt/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object]

Transportto carry or convey from one place to another:to transport food from the countryside to the cities.
to carry away by strong emotion or dreams;
enrapture:He was transported while reading that novel.
to send into a faraway land, esp. to a penal colony, as punishment.

Transportthe act of transporting;
transportation:the days of really cheap air transport.
Transporta means of transporting, as a truck, ship, or plane:military transport by helicopters.

trans•port•er, n. [countable]See -port-.

trans•port (v. trans pôrt′, -pōrt′;n. trans′pôrt, -pōrt),USA pronunciation v.t.

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, esp. to a penal colony:The country had been colonized largely by transports.
Sound Reproduction[Recording.]Also called tape transport. a mechanism that moves magnetic tape past the head in a tape deck or tape recorder.

trans•port ′a•ble, adj.
trans•port′a•bil ′i•ty, n.
trans•port ′ive, adj.

carry.

10.

ecstasy.

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transport vb /trænsˈpɔːt/ (transitive)

n /ˈtrænsˌpɔːt/

- the business or system of transporting goods or people
- (as modifier): a modernized transport system
Brit 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

Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin transportāre, from trans- + portāre to carrytransˈportable adj transˈporter n

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Collocations: the transport of [goods, chemicals, products], [local, international, overseas] transport, the transport of [goods] [locally], more...

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