transport

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations noun: /ˈtrænspɔːrt/, verb: /trænsˈpɔːrt/

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

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


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transport - transportation
‘transport’
In British English, vehicles that you travel in are referred to generally as transport.
It's easier to travel if you have your own transport.
You can get to the museum by public transport.
Transport is an uncountable noun. Don't refer to a single vehicle as ‘a transport’.
British speakers also use transport to refer to the moving of goods or people from one place to another.
The goods were ready for transport and distribution.
High transport costs make foreign goods too expensive.
‘transportation’
American speakers usually use transportation to refer both to vehicles and to the moving of goods or people.
Do you two children have transportation home?
Long-distance transportation will increase the price of the product.
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