English dictionary
transport
nounPronunciation
tɹænzˈpɔːt
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- An act of transporting; conveyance.
- The state of being transported by emotion; rapture.
- A vehicle used to transport (passengers, mail, freight, troops etc.)
- A tractor-trailer.
- The system of transporting passengers, etc. in a particular region; the vehicles used in such a system.
- A device that moves recording tape across the read/write heads of a tape recorder or video recorder etc.
- A deported convict.
verb
- To carry or bear from one place to another; to remove; to convey.
- To deport to a penal colony.
- To move (someone) to strong emotion; to carry away.
Example sentences
The transport of goods is not included in the price given on the website.
The local transport received a big boost as part of the mayor's infrastructural plans.
to transport goods; to transport troops
Music transports the soul.