Definition of transportnext
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as in to entrance
to fill with overwhelming emotion (as wonder or delight) was transported with wonder when she saw the Matterhorn for the first time

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as in to carry
to support and take from one place to another will you transport this heavy casserole dish to the dining room for me?

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How does the verb transport contrast with its synonyms?

Some common synonyms of transport are banish, deport, and exile. While all these words mean "to remove by authority from a state or country," transport implies sending a convicted criminal to an overseas penal colony.

a convict who was transported to Australia

Where would banish be a reasonable alternative to transport?

Although the words banish and transport have much in common, banish implies compulsory removal from a country not necessarily one's own.

banished for seditious activities

When could deport be used to replace transport?

The synonyms deport and transport are sometimes interchangeable, but 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

When is it sensible to use exile instead of transport?

The words exile and transport can be used in similar contexts, but exile may imply compulsory removal or an enforced or voluntary absence from one's own country.

a writer who exiled himself for political reasons

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of transport
Verb
Before he was transported off the field, the entire roster approached the cart to console Scourton. Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2026 Authorities transported Counts to UAMS Medical Center in critical condition, the affidavit says. Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 23 July 2026
Noun
Low river levels are disrupting cargo transport, and water scarcity is straining hydropower-dependent regions. Sanidhya Sharma, Scientific American, 24 July 2026 And the cast and crew became a family, like a traveling theatre company, with Pierre saying he was known for doing pushups with the transport crew. Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for transport
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transport
Verb
  • So, when Thursday’s term sheet was sent to the Blazers, the team was put off by asks from the city, particularly the $3 million annual fee for a property tax offset and a requirement that the team hires union workers.
    Jason Quick, New York Times, 21 July 2026
  • So Iran sent all of that oil toward China, by far its biggest customer before and during the war.
    David Goldman, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
Verb
  • What excites me most about this model is not just efficiency.
    Raj Ananthanpillai, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
  • Leo season invites you to express yourself boldly and reconnect with what genuinely excites you.
    USA TODAY, USA Today, 22 July 2026
Verb
  • The look felt right at home on this press tour, adding to her incredible roster of recent looks that have left us mere mortals entranced.
    Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 16 July 2026
  • Her compositions are often marked by her love of long, slow glissandi, string instruments sliding, sometimes languorously, sometimes dramatically, up and down in ways that can be haunting and disorienting, but always captivating and entrancing.
    Steve Hochman, SPIN, 15 July 2026
Verb
  • Joe, a Geordie exiled to Yorkshire in search of work, regaled his son with stories of Jackie Milburn and the three FA Cup triumphs of the 1950s.
    James Pearce, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • And last year’s constitutional reforms had already established a one-party system in a country where opposition leaders no longer exist, because they have been exiled.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
Verb
  • That was part of his wider goal of sending endless waves of bomb-carrying drones and robots to hit Russian encampments in a bid to sharply reduce Ukraine’s casualties.
    Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • The port of entry handled $126 billion in trade carried by commercial trucks in 2023, Reuters reported.
    Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2026
Noun
  • AtaiBeckley is developing several other psychedelics, including one related to MDMA, colloquially known as ecstasy.
    Bob Woods, CNBC, 19 July 2026
  • The color is black, the material is leather, the seduction is beauty, the justification is honesty, the aim is ecstasy, the fantasy is death.
    Hilton Als, New Yorker, 17 July 2026
Noun
  • After the fatal shooting, an FBI agent said small bags consistent with drug packaging that contained a substance resembling methamphetamine could be seen in plain view inside the vehicle.
    Dennis Romero, NBC news, 25 July 2026
  • Ukrainian border guards patrol the area around the clock using armored vehicles, drones and other surveillance systems.
    ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026
Verb
  • Yanbu is home to a major Red Sea port capable of shipping millions of barrels of oil daily.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
  • Titans subsequently shipped him to the Green Bay Packers after two years.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 25 July 2026

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“Transport.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transport. Accessed 28 Jul. 2026.

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