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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025 trans•port /v. trænsˈpɔrt n. ˈtrænspɔrt/USA pronunciation
v. [ ~ + object]
Transport to carry or convey from one place to another:to transport food from the countryside to the cities. to carry away by strong emotion or dreams;He was transported while reading that novel. to send into a faraway land, esp. to a penal colony, as punishment. n. [ uncountable ] Transport the act of transporting;the days of really cheap air transport. Transport a means of transporting, as a truck, ship, or plane:military transport by helicopters. trans•port•er , n. [ countable ] -port- .
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025 trans•port
(v. trans pôrt′ , -pōrt′ ;n. trans′ pôrt, -pōrt),USA pronunciation v.t.
to carry, move, or convey from one place to another. to carry away by strong emotion; to send into banishment, esp. to a penal colony. n.
the act of transporting or conveying; 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. transportation (def. 6). strong emotion; a convict sent into banishment, esp. to a penal colony:The country had been colonized largely by transports. Sound Reproduction [ Recording.] tape transport. a mechanism that moves magnetic tape past the head in a tape deck or tape recorder. Latin trānsportāre to carry across. See trans -, port 5 Middle English transporten (verb, verbal) 1325–75 trans•port ′ a•ble, adj. trans•port′a•bil ′ i•ty, n. trans•port ′ ive, adj. 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See carry. 10.See corresponding entry in Unabridged rapture, happiness. See ecstasy.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
transport / trænsˈpɔːt / (transitive ) 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 / ˈtrænsˌpɔːt / the business or system of transporting goods or people (as modifier ) : a modernized transport system 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 Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin transportāre , from trans- + portāre to carry transˈportable transˈporter
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