transport

trans·port

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noun

Transport is defined as a way to move things from one place to another.
1. An example of transport is a city bus.
2. An example of transport is a cargo ship.

verb

To transport is defined as to take someone to another place in their mind with a strong emotion.
An example of transport is to be reminded of a past memory while listening to a poem.
Transport means to move something from one place to another.
An example of transport is to put fruit on a truck to take it to the grocery store.

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transport

to carry from one place to another, esp. over long distances
to carry away with emotion; enrapture; entrance
to carry off to a penal colony, etc.; banish; deport

Origin of transport

Middle English transporten from Middle French transporter from Classical Latin transportare, to carry across from trans-, over, across + portare, to carry: see port

the act, process, or means of transporting; transportation; conveyance
strong emotion, esp. of delight or joy; rapture
a ship, airplane, train, etc. used to transport soldiers, freight, etc.
a convict sentenced to transportation

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transport

transitive verb

trans·port·ed, trans·port·ing, trans·ports

To move or carry (goods, for example) from one place to another; convey. See Synonyms at carry.
To cause to feel strong emotion, especially joy; carry away; enrapture.
To send abroad to a penal colony; deport.

noun

The act of transporting; conveyance.
The condition of being transported by emotion; joy or rapture.
A ship or aircraft used to transport troops or military equipment.
A vehicle, such as an aircraft, used to transport passengers, mail, or freight.
a. The system of transporting passengers or goods in a particular country or area.
b. The vehicles, such as buses and trains, used in such a system.
A deported convict.

Origin of transport

Middle English transporten from Old French transporter from Latin trānsportāre trāns- trans- portāre to carry ; see per-² in Indo-European roots.

Related Forms:

trans·port′a·bil′i·ty
noun

trans·port′a·ble
adjective

trans·port′er
noun

trans·por′tive
adjective

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Verb

(third-person singular simple present transports, present participle transporting, simple past and past participle transported)

To carry or bear from one place to another; to remove; to convey.
to transport goods; to transport troops
(historical) To deport to a penal colony.
(figuratively) To move (someone) to strong emotion; to carry away.
Music transports the soul.

Noun

(countable and uncountable, plural transports)

An act of transporting; conveyance.
The state of being transported by emotion; rapture.
A vehicle used to transport (passengers, mail, freight, troops etc.)
(Canada) A tractor-trailer.
The system of transporting passengers, etc. in a particular region; the vehicles used in such a system.
A device that moves recording tape across the read/write heads of a tape recorder or video recorder etc.
(historical) A deported convict.

Related terms

antitransport
transportability
transportable
transportage
transportation
transporter
transportive

Origin

From Middle English, from Old French transporter (“carry or convey across”), from Latin transporto, from trans- (“across”) + porto (“to carry”)

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transport - Computer Definition

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

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To move or copy from one location to another. Same as "transfer." In the physical world, "to transport" means "to move" (take this from here and put it there). In the electronic world, "to transport" means "to copy" the data to another location. The original data are still intact in the first location until they are purposely deleted. See transport layer and OSI.

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