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

Previous research has shown that the average atmospheric river transports more than twice the flow of the Amazon River. —Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2024

Five paintings disappeared, while the rest were transported to the Musée des Petits-Augustins and the Louvre. —Lindsey Tramuta, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Apr. 2024

Massive and gaudy—the purple pallor of Grimace—they’re cheap coolers for taking sandwiches to the beach, packing groceries when you’re headed on a road trip and the real cooler’s full, or transporting Jalapeno & Cream Cheese Crispy Wontons across state lines when there isn’t a TJ’s near you. —Alex Beggs, Bon Appétit, 25 Apr. 2024

From there, messages were transported by a network of spies down the train line to Zaragoza, the nearest city. —Simon Willis, Travel + Leisure, 25 Apr. 2024

Students and staff were transported at intervals on 50 buses from the school to the athletics complex. —Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Apr. 2024

The second person, who was not identified, was transported to the hospital by ambulance. —Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 2024

An ambulance then took him to the Kerem Shalom border crossing in southern Gaza, where he was transported to a Palestinian hospital in Rafah. —Rob Schmitz, NPR, 24 Apr. 2024

This year, for the first time, a shuttle bus will transport bibliophiles between three, six, nine or all 13 participating bookstores. —Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2024

Noun

Canfield said a portion of the footage that was submitted as evidence Monday is blocked by the prison transport van, adding that all the footage obtained from Saint Alphonsus doesn’t have sound but a video obtained from a private ambulance does. —Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 11 Apr. 2024

Chinese car companies often can’t book onward transport once cars land in Europe, leading to pile-ups. —Alan Murray, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2024

In the 1990s, the Philippines grounded an aging World War II-era navy transport ship on the shoal, to help enforce its claim to the area. —Brad Lendon, CNN, 8 Apr. 2024

State and federal management of water infrastructure, including the pumps, dams and weirs that transport water across California, have a significant impact on fish populations. —Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 8 Apr. 2024

Belgravia is a district known for its immaculate streets with regency-era terraced stucco townhouses, unlimited transport links, and shopping that will entice both boutique lovers and the Harrods aficionados. —Stacey Wreathall, Travel + Leisure, 6 Apr. 2024

On July 11, 2022, jewelry, gemstones, luxury watches and more valuables worth as much as $100 million were stolen from a Brink's transport vehicle when the driver pulled over at a rest stop in Lebec, an area about 70 miles north of LA. —Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 4 Apr. 2024

Astounding ice-skating transports families to Arendelle to be a part of Anna’s adventure to find Elsa, whose icy powers unleashed an eternal winter. —Esther Piccolino, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2024

All come with five-star hotel-style amenities and free transport to Orlando's major theme parks. —Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 1 Apr. 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