transport
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
transports;
transported;
transporting
transports;
transported;
transporting
Britannica Dictionary definition of TRANSPORT
[+ object]
1
:
to carry (someone or something) from one place to another
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A van at the hotel transports guests to and from the airport.
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the cost of producing and transporting goods
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The melons are transported in large wooden crates.
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The illness was first transported across the ocean by European explorers.
2
a
:
to cause (someone) to imagine that he or she is in a different place or time
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The movie transports us to a world of stunning beauty.
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While reading, I was transported back to the year 1492.
b
literary
:
to cause (someone) to feel very happy, interested, or excited
— usually used as (be) transported
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We were transported by the music.
3
in the past
:
to send (a criminal) to live in a distant country as a form of punishment
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He was transported for stealing.
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easily transportable goods
plural
transports
plural
transports
Britannica Dictionary definition of TRANSPORT
1
[noncount]
:
the act or process of moving people or things from one place to another
:
transportation
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the transport of manufactured goods
2
[count]
a
:
a ship that is made for carrying soldiers or military equipment
b
:
an airplane that is used to carry people or goods
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an executive jet transport
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supersonic transports
3
[noncount]
chiefly British
:
transportation 2
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I was left without transport when the car broke down.
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She relies on public transport.
4
[count]
literary
:
a strong or extremely pleasant emotion
— usually plural
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The news sent them into transports of joy. [=the news made them extremely happy]
