Transport

Pronunciation

Verb

RP enPR: trÄƒnzpÃ´rtÊ¹, IPA: /tÉ¹Ã¦nzËˆpÉ”Ët/, /tÉ¹É‘ËnËˆspÉ”Ët/
GenAm enPR: trÄƒnzpÃ´rtÊ¹, IPA: /tÉ¹Ã¦nzËˆpÉ”É¹t/
Hyphenation: trans + port

Noun

RP enPR: trÄƒnzÊ¹pÃ´rt, IPA: /ËˆtÉ¹Ã¦nz.pÉ”Ët/, /ËˆtÉ¹É‘ËnspÉ”Ët/
GenAm enPR: trÄƒnzÊ¹pÃ´rt, IPA: /ËˆtÉ¹Ã¦nz.pÉ”É¹t/
Hyphenation: trans + port

Origin

From Middle English, from Old French transporter ("carry or convey across"), from Latin transporto, from trans- ("across") + porto ("to carry")

Full definition of transport

Verb

To carry or bear from one place to another; to remove; to convey.to transport goods; to transport troops
(historical) To deport to a penal colony.
(figuratively) To move (someone) to strong emotion; to carry away.Music transports the soul.

MiltonThey laugh as if transported with some fit
Of passion.
SouthWe shall then be transported with a nobler ... wonder.

Synonyms

(carry or bear from one place to another) convey, ferry, move, relocate, shift, ship
(historical: deport to a penal colony) banish, deport, exile, expatriate, extradite
(move someone to strong emotion) carry away, enrapture

Noun

transport

(countable and uncountable; plural transports)

An act of transporting; conveyance.
The state of being transported by emotion; rapture.
A vehicle used to transport (passengers, mail, freight, troops etc.)
(Canada) A tractor-trailer.
The system of transporting passengers, etc. in a particular region; the vehicles used in such a system.
A device that moves recording tape across the read/write heads of a tape recorder or video recorder etc.
(historical) A deported convict.

Synonyms

(act of transporting) conveyance, ferrying, moving, relocation, shifting, shipping
(state of being transported by emotion) rapture
((military) vehicle used to transport troops)
(vehicle used to transport passengers, mail or freight)
(system of transporting people) See public transport
(device that moves recording tape across the heads of a recorder)
(historical: deported convict) deportee, exile, expatriate

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