transport
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transport
▶verb /tranˈspɔːt, trɑːn-/
- 1 take or carry from one place to another by means of a vehicle, aircraft, or ship.
■ historical send (a convict) to a penal colony.
- 2 overwhelm with a strong emotion, especially joy.
- 1 a system or means of transporting.
■ the action of transporting or the state of being transported.
■ a large vehicle, ship, or aircraft for carrying troops or stores.
■ historical a convict who was transported to a penal colony.
- 2 (transports) overwhelming emotions.
– derivatives
transportability noun,
transportable adjective,
transportation noun.
transportability noun,
transportable adjective,
transportation noun.
– origin ME: from OFr. transporter or L. transportare ‘carry across’.
'transport' also found in these Oxford entries:
active transport
- aerobiology
- airlift
- alight
- arr.
- artery
- backload
- Belisha beacon
- boat
- boatman
- bus
- cable car
- cableway
- cabotage
- carfare
- carnet
- carry
- chest
- choline
- common carrier
- container
- containerize
- convey
- courier
- day return
- DoT
- downcomer
- DTp
- DUKW
- fare
- ferry
- foldaway
- foot
- freight
- freighter
- get
- Golgi body
- haul
- haulage
- haulier
- helicopter
- HTTP
- IATA
- intermodal
- ionophore
- lift
- line
- link
- long haul
- loofah
