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
Versatile Paris God Bless Cola Extrait transports you to a summer at the drive-in movie theatre. Loren Savini, Allure, 13 Aug. 2026 The body was expected to be transported from there by helicopter to a regional air base if weather conditions permit, the Alpine Club of Pakistan said. ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
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The Observer writes that at the Midtown transport hub, the organization’s new space will mount free exhibitions for commuters, tourists, and school groups. George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 13 Aug. 2026 The job involves fueling the space vehicles and then packing them for transport. Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for transport
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transport
Verb
  • So, Basabe laid out, extended his left arm, made contact with the ball — and sent it straight into right field.
    Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Mazur's death has since sent shockwaves through the local music community.
    Naveen Dhaliwal, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Newcomer Bazoumana Toure has also excited with his pace and crossing ability, so may force his way in on the left.
    Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Ask what excites them, share your vision, and choose one clear next step together.
    Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 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
  • She could not be exiled from the poetry and prose of Goethe and Lessing, or from modern writers like Brecht, Benjamin, and Hermann Broch.
    David Denby, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The Greek monarchy was abolished in 1973, and Crown Prince Pavlos’ parents, King Constantine II and Queen Anne-Marie, were exiled from the country, only returning in 2013.
    Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Ultimately, though, the highlight is grabbing a glass of local wine at the lobby bar, carrying it to any one of the viewpoints on the massive lawn, and watching sunset over the silent sound, feeling like everything the light touches is yours.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Aug. 2026
  • In Cali, a woman was pulled from under a mountain of rubble on Tuesday to cheers as firemen carried her out on a stretcher following a complex, multinational rescue operation.
    Rocio Munoz, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The passage is eerily similar to Salinger’s own state of mind while in uniform, specifically on a day that should have evoked ecstasy.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Such is the ecstasy, the agony, of judgment, which was never for their benefit.
    Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Investigators looked over the woman’s vehicle and discovered a bullet hole through the passenger-side window and blood in the car.
    Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Forterra has previously unveiled MESA, a logistics and casualty-evacuation vehicle based on the Polaris Ranger XD 1500.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 14 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The ‘next step’ On a sunny September day last year in the Chinese port city of Ningbo, not far from Shanghai, higher-ups from shipping company Sea Legend mingled with local transport officials at a port terminal.
    Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The series has shipped over 39 million units worldwide, Disney noted in a release.
    Sean Keane, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026

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“Transport.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transport. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

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