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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026trans•port /v. trænsˈpɔrt n. ˈtrænspɔrt/USA pronunciation
v. [~ + object]
- Transportto carry or convey from one place to another:to transport food from the countryside to the cities.
- to carry away by strong emotion or dreams;
enrapture:He was transported while reading that novel.
- to send into a faraway land, esp. to a penal colony, as punishment.
n. [uncountable]
- Transportthe act of transporting;
transportation:the days of really cheap air transport.
- Transporta means of transporting, as a truck, ship, or plane:military transport by helicopters.
trans•port•er, n. [countable]See -port-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026trans•port
(v. trans pôrt′, -pōrt′;n. trans′pôrt, -pōrt),USA pronunciation v.t.
- to carry, move, or convey from one place to another.
- to carry away by strong emotion;
enrapture.
- to send into banishment, esp. to a penal colony.
n.
- the act of transporting or conveying;
conveyance.
- a means of transporting or conveying, as a truck or bus.
- a ship or plane employed for transporting soldiers, military stores, etc.
- an airplane carrying freight or passengers as part of a transportation system.
- a system of public travel.
- transportation (def. 6).
- strong emotion;
ecstatic joy, bliss, etc.
- a convict sent into banishment, esp. to a penal colony:The country had been colonized largely by transports.
- Sound Reproduction[Recording.]Also called tape transport. a mechanism that moves magnetic tape past the head in a tape deck or tape recorder.
- Latin trānsportāre to carry across. See trans-, port5
- Middle English transporten (verb, verbal) 1325–75
1. See carry. 10. rapture, happiness. See ecstasy.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
transport vb /trænsˈpɔːt/ (transitive)- to carry or cause to go from one place to another, esp over some distance
- to deport or exile to a penal colony
- (usually passive) to have a strong emotional effect on
n /ˈtrænsˌpɔːt/- the business or system of transporting goods or people
- (as modifier): a modernized transport system
- Brit freight vehicles generally
- a vehicle used to transport goods or people, esp lorries or ships used to convey troops
- (as modifier): a transport plane
- the act of transporting or the state of being transported
- ecstasy, rapture, or any powerful emotion
- a convict sentenced to be transported
Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin transportāre, from trans- + portāre to carrytransˈportable adj transˈporter n
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