Transport - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- an exchange of molecules (and their kinetic energy and momentum) across the boundary between adjacent layers of a fluid or across cell membranes
- the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials (syn: shipping, transportation)
- a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion (syn: ecstasy, exaltation, rapture)
- a mechanism that transports magnetic tape across the read/write heads of a tape playback/recorder
- the act of moving something from one location to another (syn: conveyance, transfer, transportation)
verb
- move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body (syn: carry)
- hold spellbound (syn: delight, enchant, enrapture, enthral, enthrall, ravish)
- transport commercially (syn: send, ship)
- send from one person or place to another (syn: channel, transfer, transmit)
Extra examples
I was left without transport when the car broke down.
She relies on public transport.
He was transported to his childhood.
Improved rail transport is essential for business.
It's easier to get to the college if you have your own transport (=a car, bicycle etc).
Horses were the only means of transport.
Canals were used for the transport of goods.
The statue was transported to London.
Have you got your own transport?
The extra money could be spent on improving public transport.
The mission is to transport medical supplies to remote areas of the globe.
The soldiers commandeered civilian vehicles to help transport the injured.
...a bill of lading is a document issued by a carrier that lists goods being shipped and specifies the terms of their transport...
The ship is destined to transport the missionaries
He swapped his car for public transport.
Word forms
I/you/we/they: transport
he/she/it: transports
present participle: transporting
past tense: transported
past participle: transported
singular: transport
plural: transports
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