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

• send
• ship
• transfer

Noun

• ecstasy
• heaven
• joy
• happiness
• high
• intoxication

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 Wisconsin State Patrol trooper detected signs of impairment related to drug use, administered field sobriety tests and then arrested and transported him to a hospital for a legal blood draw, according to the release. —Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025

Under Georgian law, buying, transporting or selling nuclear or radioactive material is punishable by up to five years in prison and seizing a nuclear material can lead to a sentence of up to 10 years. —Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025

Noun

This night train to the slopes is an all-inclusive package, including transport, transfers, accommodation, and ski pass, with the option to rent gear (starting at 1,256 euros, or approximately $1,461 per person, based on current conversion rates). —Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 27 Oct. 2025

Cuba has also suspended all public transport in the east of the island, as well as flights, while Cubans rushed to buy food and water ahead of the storm. —Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025

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

Rhymes for transport

• abort
• airport
• alport
• athwart
• carport
• comport
• consort
• deport
• distort
• escort
• exhort
• extort

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

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

: an act or process of transporting

specifically : active transport