transport

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verb

trans·​port tran(t)s-ˈpȯrt  ˈtran(t)s-ˌpȯrt 

transported; transporting; transports

transitive verb

1

: to transfer or convey from one place to another

transporting ions across a living membrane

2

: to carry away with strong and often intensely pleasant emotion

3

: to send to a penal colony overseas

transportability

(ˌ)tran(t)s-ˌpȯr-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē 

noun

transportable

tran(t)s-ˈpȯr-tə-bəl 

adjective

transport

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noun

trans·​port ˈtran(t)s-ˌpȯrt 

1

: an act or process of transporting : transportation

2

a

: a ship for carrying soldiers or military equipment

b

: a vehicle (such as a truck or airplane) used to transport persons or goods

c

: transportation sense 2

3

: strong or intensely pleasurable emotion

transports of joy

4

: a transported convict

Synonyms

Verb

• consign
• dispatch
• pack (off)
• send
• ship
• shoot
• transfer
• transmit

Noun

• cloud nine
• ecstasy
• elatedness
• elation
• euphoria
• exhilaration
• heaven
• high
• intoxication
• paradise
• rapture
• rhapsody
• seventh heaven
• swoon

Choose the Right Synonym for transport

Verb

banish, exile, deport, transport mean to remove by authority from a state or country.

banish implies compulsory removal from a country not necessarily one's own.

banished for seditious activities

exile may imply compulsory removal or an enforced or voluntary absence from one's own country.

a writer who exiled himself for political reasons

deport implies sending out of the country an alien who has illegally entered or whose presence is judged inimical to the public welfare.

illegal aliens will be deported

transport implies sending a convicted criminal to an overseas penal colony.

a convict who was transported to Australia

Noun

ecstasy, rapture, transport mean intense exaltation of mind and feelings.

ecstasy and rapture both suggest a state of trance or near immobility produced by an overpowering emotion.

ecstasy may apply to any strong emotion (such as joy, fear, rage, adoration).

religious ecstasy

rapture usually implies intense bliss or beatitude.

in speechless rapture

transport applies to any powerful emotion that lifts one out of oneself and usually provokes vehement expression or frenzied action.

in a transport of rage

Examples of transport in a Sentence

Verb

A van at the hotel transports guests to and from the airport.

the cost of producing and transporting goods

The melons are transported in large wooden crates.

The illness was first transported across the ocean by European explorers.

The movie transports us to a world of stunning beauty.

While reading, I was transported back to the year 1492.

He was transported for stealing.

Noun

the transport of manufactured goods

I was left without transport when the car broke down.

She relies on public transport.

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

The chase began when DPS troopers spotted a Dodge Charger suspected of transporting immigrants who were in the U.S. illegally. —Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024

Massawa This Eritrean and Ethiopian eatery is sure to transport you straight to East Africa with its authentic cuisine and friendly service. —Jasmine Browley, Essence, 1 Nov. 2024

Noun

The expense covered mattress pickup from my Brooklyn apartment and transport to the company’s warehouse in Oceanside, New York. —Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2024

This regional transport and financial hub has a reputation for safety, efficiency and strictness under de facto single-party rule. —Rebecca Wright, CNN, 19 Oct. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English, from Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French transporter, from Latin transportare, from trans- + portare to carry — more at fare

First Known Use

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing transport

• active transport
• co-transport
• electron transport
• passive transport
• public transport
• supersonic transport
• transport café

Kids Definition

transport

1 of 2 verb

trans·​port tran(t)s-ˈpō(ə)rt 

-ˈpȯ(ə)rt

1

: to transfer or convey from one place to another

2

: to fill with delight

3

: to send to a penal colony overseas

transportable

-ə-bəl 

adjective

transporter noun

transport

2 of 2 noun

trans·​port ˈtran(t)s-ˌpō(ə)rt 

-ˌpȯ(ə)rt

1

: an act or process of transporting : transportation

2

: strong or extremely pleasurable emotion

transports of joy

3

a

: a ship for carrying soldiers or military equipment

b

: a vehicle used to transport persons or goods

Etymology

Verb

Middle English transporten "to transport," from early French transporter or Latin transportare (both, same meaning), from Latin trans- "across, through, so as to change" and portare "to carry" — related to portable

Medical Definition

transport

1 of 2 transitive verb

trans·​port tran(t)s-ˈpō(ə)rt, -ˈpȯ(ə)rt, ˈtran(t)s-ˌ 

: to transfer or convey from one place to another

mechanisms of transporting ions across a living membrane

transport

2 of 2 noun

trans·​port ˈtran(t)s-ˌpō(ə)rt, -ˌpȯ(ə)rt 

: an act or process of transporting

specifically : active transport