transport

trans·port (trans pôrt′; also, and for n. always, trans′pôrt′)

transitive verb

Etymology: ME transporten < MFr transporter < L transportare, to carry across < trans-, over, across + portare, to carry: see port

noun

trans·port′·abil′·ity noun trans·port′·able adjective trans·port′er noun

Vehicle
carrier, common carrier, conveyor, mover; see transportation.
Means of transport include: railroad, train, transcontinental railroad, airline, airplane, supersonic airplane, car, automobile, van, taxicab, limousine, truck, bus, steamship; cargo boat, freighter, tanker, troop ship, transport plane, liner, ferryboat, barge, raft, streetcar, ship, trolley car, subway, underground railroad, elevated railroad, wagon, cart, carriage, sled, bicycle, motorcycle, motorscooter, monorail, cablecar, helicopter.
State of ecstasy
ecstasy, bliss, rapture; see rapture. See syn. study at rapture.

To carry
convey, move, bring; see carry 1.
To banish
deport, exile, expatriate; see banish 1. See syn. study at banish, carry.

To carry from one place to another, especially over long distances. See also transport circuit.

Converse of subject

serve: Cars4U will also be a lifeline for people living in rural Richmondshire who need to get to places not served by public transport.

Converse of object

arrange: We arrange transport for over 1500 school children each day.
improve: And which puts forward smart ideas to improve public transport in our Cities.

Adjective modifier

public: We advise students to use public transport or to arrive early.
sustainable: To outline how stations can be transformed into sustainable transport interchanges.
accessible: Useful Information Excursions can be arranged with accessible transport, please ask on site.
improved: Many houses were built as a result of the improved transport brought by the railroad.
urban: While urban transport and the environment will be the primary sectors analyzed, the broader lessons from the research are intended to extend further.

Modifies a noun

infrastructure: The LDDC has, in contrast, been successful at compressing the lead times for transport infrastructure, using its CPO powers.
operator: Top of page About all public transport operators in Europe provide static schedule information on their services in the internet by now.
link: With its good transport links Sudbury is an ideal gateway to Suffolk.
network: There is a shortage of parking spaces in many places, however, London has an extensive public transport network.
corridor: The study developed options and recommendations over a thirty year period to meet freight and passenger needs within the Norwich to Peterborough transport corridor.
mode: Fares will be integrated with other public transport modes in the city.

Noun used with modifier

sediment: A new optical device was developed for continuously measuring the rate of sediment transport in the system.
freight: Abnormal loads Information for commercial drivers including local freight transport maps.
passenger: How to use this Guide Welcome to Merseytravel's Access Guide to passenger transport.
air: The main unsolved problem at present is how to power air transport without the use of fossil fuels.
road: Use of fuel for road transport has increased by 90 percent in 25 years.
electron: It has also been shown to disrupt the normal function of the electron transport chain within mitochondria.

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