What does transport mean?

Definitions for transport
trænsˈpɔrt, -ˈpoʊrt; ˈtræns pɔrt, -poʊrttrans·port

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word transport.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. conveyance, transportnoun

    something that serves as a means of transportation

  2. transportnoun

    an exchange of molecules (and their kinetic energy and momentum) across the boundary between adjacent layers of a fluid or across cell membranes

  3. transportation, shipping, transportnoun

    the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials

  4. ecstasy, rapture, transport, exaltation, raptusnoun

    a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion

    "listening to sweet music in a perfect rapture"- Charles Dickens

  5. tape drive, tape transport, transportnoun

    a mechanism that transports magnetic tape across the read/write heads of a tape playback/recorder

  6. transportation, transport, transfer, transferral, conveyanceverb

    the act of moving something from one location to another

  7. transportverb

    move something or somebody around; usually over long distances

  8. transport, carryverb

    move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

    "You must carry your camping gear"; "carry the suitcases to the car"; "This train is carrying nuclear waste"; "These pipes carry waste water into the river"

  9. enchant, enrapture, transport, enthrall, ravish, enthral, delightverb

    hold spellbound

  10. transport, send, shipverb

    transport commercially

  11. transmit, transfer, transport, channel, channelize, channeliseverb

    send from one person or place to another

    "transmit a message"

Wiktionary

  1. transportnoun

    An act of transporting; conveyance.

  2. transportnoun

    The state of being transported by emotion; rapture.

  3. transportnoun

    A vehicle used to transport (passengers, mail, freight, troops etc.)

  4. transportnoun

    A tractor-trailer.

  5. transportnoun

    The system of transporting passengers, etc. in a particular region; the vehicles used in such a system.

  6. transportnoun

    A device that moves recording tape across the read/write heads of a tape recorder or video recorder etc.

  7. transportnoun

    A deported convict.

  8. transportverb

    To change the location or place of.

  9. transportverb

    To deport to a penal colony.

  10. transportverb

    To move (someone) to strong emotion; to carry away.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Transportnoun

    Etymology: transport, Fr. from the verb.

    The Romans neglected their maritime affairs; for they stipulated with the Carthaginians to furnish them with ships for transport and war. John Arbuthnot, on Coins.

    Nor dares his transport vessel cross the waves,
    With such whose bones are not compos’d in graves. Dryd.

    Some spoke of the men of war only, and others added the transports. John Arbuthnot, on Coins.

    A truly pious mind receives a temporal blessing with gratitude, a spiritual one with ecstasy and transport. Robert South, Serm.

  2. To Transportverb

    Etymology: trans and porto, Latin; transporter, French.

    I came hither to transport the tidings. William Shakespeare.

    Why should she write to Edmund! might not you
    Transport her purposes by word. William Shakespeare.

    Impose upon men the transportation of rivers from one end of the world to the other, which, among other uses, were made to transport men. Walter Raleigh, Hist. of the World.

    A subterranean wind transports a hill
    Torn from Pilorus. John Milton.

    In the disturbances of a state, the wise Pomponius transported all the remaining wisdom and virtue of his country into the sanctuary of peace and learning. Dryden.

    We return after being transported, and are ten times greater rogues than before. Jonathan Swift.

    You are transported by calamity
    Thither where more attends you, and you slander
    The helms o’ th’ state. William Shakespeare.

    They laugh as if transported with some fit
    Of passion. John Milton.

    I shew him once transported by the violence of a sudden passion. Dryden.

    If an ally not immediately concerned contribute more than the principal party, he ought to have his share in what is conquered; or if his romantick disposition transport him so far as to expect little or nothing, they should make it up in dignity. Jonathan Swift.

    Here transported I behold, transported touch. John Milton.

    Those on whom Christ bestowed miraculous cures were so transported with them, that their gratitude supplanted their obedience. Decay of Piety.

Wikipedia

  1. Transport

    Transport (in British English), or transportation (in American English), is the intentional movement of humans, animals, and goods from one location to another. Modes of transport include air, land (rail and road), water, cable, pipeline, and space. The field can be divided into infrastructure, vehicles, and operations. Transport enables human trade, which is essential for the development of civilizations. Transport infrastructure consists of both fixed installations, including roads, railways, airways, waterways, canals, and pipelines, and terminals such as airports, railway stations, bus stations, warehouses, trucking terminals, refueling depots (including fueling docks and fuel stations), and seaports. Terminals may be used both for interchange of passengers and cargo and for maintenance. Means of transport are any of the different kinds of transport facilities used to carry people or cargo. They may include vehicles, riding animals, and pack animals. Vehicles may include wagons, automobiles, bicycles, buses, trains, trucks, helicopters, watercraft, spacecraft, and aircraft.

ChatGPT

  1. transport

    Transport refers to the movement of people, goods, or animals from one place to another, typically over a distance, using various modes such as vehicles, vessels, or aircraft. It involves the physical conveyance of entities to a specific destination, ensuring their safe and efficient transfer. Transport plays a crucial role in connecting people and enabling trade, communication, and the overall functioning of societies and economies.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Transportverb

    to carry or bear from one place to another; to remove; to convey; as, to transport goods; to transport troops

  2. Transportverb

    to carry, or cause to be carried, into banishment, as a criminal; to banish

  3. Transportverb

    to carry away with vehement emotion, as joy, sorrow, complacency, anger, etc.; to ravish with pleasure or ecstasy; as, music transports the soul

  4. Transport

    transportation; carriage; conveyance

  5. Transport

    a vessel employed for transporting, especially for carrying soldiers, warlike stores, or provisions, from one place to another, or to convey convicts to their destination; -- called also transport ship, transport vessel

  6. Transport

    vehement emotion; passion; ecstasy; rapture

  7. Transport

    a convict transported, or sentenced to exile

Wikidata

  1. Transport

    Transport or transportation is the movement of people, animals and goods from one location to another. Modes of transport include air, rail, road, water, cable, pipeline and space. The field can be divided into infrastructure, vehicles and operations. Transport is important since it enables trade between people, which in turn establishes civilizations. Transport infrastructure consists of the fixed installations necessary for transport, including roads, railways, airways, waterways, canals and pipelines and terminals such as airports, railway stations, bus stations, warehouses, trucking terminals, refueling depots and seaports. Terminals may be used both for interchange of passengers and cargo and for maintenance. Vehicles traveling on these networks may include automobiles, bicycles, buses, trains, trucks, people, helicopters and aircraft. Operations deal with the way the vehicles are operated, and the procedures set for this purpose including financing, legalities and policies. In the transport industry, operations and ownership of infrastructure can be either public or private, depending on the country and mode. Passenger transport may be public, where operators provide scheduled services, or private. Freight transport has become focused on containerization, although bulk transport is used for large volumes of durable items. Transport plays an important part in economic growth and globalization, but most types cause air pollution and use large amounts of land. While it is heavily subsidized by governments, good planning of transport is essential to make traffic flow and restrain urban sprawl.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Transport

    trans-pōrt′, v.t. to carry across or from one place to another: to banish: to carry away by violence of passion or pleasure.—ns. Trans′port, carriage from one place to another: a vessel for conveyance: the conveyance of troops and their necessaries by sea or land: ecstasy; Transportabil′ity.—adj. Transpor′table, that may be carried across.—ns. Transpor′tal, transportation; Transpor′tance (Shak.), conveyance, removal; Transportā′tion, removal: banishment.—p.adj. Transpor′ted, carried away with ecstatic emotion.—adv. Transpor′tedly.—ns. Transpor′tedness; Transpor′ter.—p.adj. Transpor′ting, carrying away with emotion: passionate: ravishing.—adv. Transpor′tingly.—ns. Trans′port-rid′er, a carrier; Trans′port-ship, -vess′el, a ship used for transporting, esp. for conveying troops, stores, &c. [L. trans, across, portāre, to carry.]

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. transport

    A private ship hired by government for carrying troops, stores, and munitions of war. The proportion of tonnage for troops embarked in transports is two tons per man.

Editors Contribution

  1. transport

    Is a vehicle, structure or system to move people, animals, commodities, products or goods from and to a specific location.

    They do use public transport systems to travel as it is so accessible.


    Submitted by MaryC on February 18, 2020  


  2. transport

    To move to a specific location.

    The various forms of transport around the world include, car, bus, coach, train, airplane, space rocket etc.


    Submitted by MaryC on February 8, 2020  

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British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'transport' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1300

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'transport' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1195

  3. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'transport' in Nouns Frequency: #576

  4. Verbs Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'transport' in Verbs Frequency: #920

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of transport in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of transport in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of transport in a Sentence

  1. in August:

    FEMA is deploying hundreds of ambulances and EMS crews to transport patients, we’ve already deployed emergency response teams in Colorado, Michigan, Minnesota, Vermont, New Hampshire, and New Mexico. We’re ready to provide more hospital beds as well.

  2. Chris Helsel:

    With mobility companies looking to the sky for the answer to the challenges of urban transport and congestion, our work on advanced tire architectures and materials led us to imagine a wheel that could serve both as a traditional tire on the road and as a propulsion system in the sky.

  3. David Furtner:

    The driver did not give a damn about the people in the back. We would not transport animals under these conditions on our roads in Austria.

  4. Mark Rowley:

    In London specifically, the Metropolitan Police Service has mobilised additional officers, who will carry out highly visible patrols at key locations around the capital including the transport network, we are in close liaison with the Belgium authorities and will continue to monitor the situation.

  5. Alan Gilpin:

    We are planning right through from what happens if a team hotel is lost, what happens if a training venue is lost, through to what happens if one or more match venues are lost, where do you relocate matches to, what are the time frames, how does that affect transport, planning, moving teams around? We are working through all those scenarios.

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Translations for transport

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  • نقلArabic
  • transport, deportat, transportar, deportarCatalan, Valencian
  • dopravit, dopravaCzech
  • deportere, transport, transportereDanish
  • befördern, Beförderung, transportieren, TransportGerman
  • transporte, transportar, deportado, exiliarSpanish
  • ترابری کردن, ترانسپورت کردنPersian
  • kuljettaminen, kuljetus, kuljettaa, siirtääFinnish
  • transport, reporter, transporterFrench
  • iompairIrish
  • giùlan, còmhdhailScottish Gaelic
  • transporte, transportarGalician
  • ट्रांसपोर्टHindi
  • szállít, fuvaroz, szállításHungarian
  • mengangkutIndonesian
  • transportoIdo
  • trasporto, trasportare, deportare, portoItalian
  • תַחְבּוּרָהHebrew
  • 輸送機関, 輸送, 追放, 運送, 追放するJapanese
  • ಸಾರಿಗೆKannada
  • 수송하다Korean
  • transporto, lacusLatin
  • pengangkutan, transporMalay
  • transportere, deportere, transportNorwegian
  • transporteren, meeslepen, transport, overbrengen, vrachtvoertuig, in vervoering brengen, voeren, deporteren, vervoer, troepentransport, vervoering, wegvoeren, vervoeren, strafgevangene, vervoer-Dutch
  • transport, transportere, deportereNorwegian Nynorsk
  • transporter, transportPolish
  • transporte, transportar, exilarPortuguese
  • astayQuechua
  • căra, transportare, mijloc de transport, transporta, transportRomanian
  • транспорт, перевезти́, ссыла́ть, перевозка, перевози́ть, сосла́ть, транспортировка, транспортное средствоRussian
  • forsla, extas, deportera, transportfartyg, förflyttning, straffånge, utbrott, transportflygplan, frakt, befordra, anfall, ryckas, transportfordon, hänförd, deporterad, transport, frakta, hänförelse, befordran, transportera, hänrycktSwedish
  • safirishaSwahili
  • రవాణాTelugu
  • taşımaTurkish
  • 运输Chinese

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