transport
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.
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.
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.
Origin of transport
1synonym study For transport
Other words for transport
Other words from transport
- trans·port·a·ble, adjective
- trans·port·a·bil·i·ty, noun
- trans·port·ive, adjective
- coun·ter·trans·port, noun
- non·trans·port·a·bil·i·ty, noun
- non·trans·port·a·ble, adjective
- pre·trans·port, verb (used with object)
- un·trans·port·a·ble, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for transport
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
the business or system of transporting goods or people
(as modifier): a modernized transport system
British 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
Origin of transport
1Derived forms of transport
- transportable, adjective
- transportability, noun
- transporter, noun
- transportive, adjective
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