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transport

14 definitions • 30 examples
1
the movement of people or goods from one place to another:

Examples:

the transport of live animals
The company will arrange transport from the airport.
2
a system of vehicles, such as buses, trains, aircraft, etc. for getting from one place to another:

Examples:

the Department of Transport
public transport Passenger organizations yesterday called for greater investment in public transport (= buses, trains, etc. available for everyone to use).
Do you have your own transport (= vehicle)?
form/means of transport Bicycles are a cheap and efficient form/means of transport.
3
extremely pleased or happy:

Examples:

She was in transports of delight as she beheld the scene.
4
to take goods or people from one place to another:

Examples:

transport something across something to something The pipeline was constructed to transport oil across Alaska to ports on the coast.
transport something (by something) Such heavy items are expensive to transport (by plane).
5
(in the past) to send a criminal to live in a country far away as a punishment:

Examples:

be transported to 162,000 convicts were transported to Australia from 1788 to 1868.
6
If something transports you to a different time or place, it makes you feel as if you were in it:

Examples:

transport someone back to something The film transports you back to the New York of the 1950s.
7
to take goods or people from one place to another:

Examples:

The movers will transport thousands of pictures, charts, and recordings to the library.
8
something that takes things, esp. soldiers or military supplies, from one place to another:

Examples:

[ U ] I had to arrange for transport to get to my new assignment.
9
Transport also means the movement of a chemical substance in and out of living cells.
10
a system of vehicles, for example buses, trains, and aircraft, for getting from one place to another:

Examples:

Future economic growth may be damaged by the failure of the Treasury to invest in the UK's transport infrastructure.
Improved transport links for rural communities are part of the Party's latest manifesto.
People are being encouraged to try local transport for short journeys.
road/rail/air transport
a transport group/company/business
the transport sector/industry
the transport department/minister/secretary
a form/means/mode of transport In recent years, there has been an enormous increase in air traffic and other forms of transport.
cheap/free transport Thanks to cheaper transport, prices across the world have converged.
11
a vehicle for a person or group of people to use for a particular journey:

Examples:

Guests will need their own transport to get to the convention center.
arrange/provide transport You will have to arrange your own transport to the airport.
12
the activity of moving goods or gas, oil, etc. from one place to another:

Examples:

the transport of sth Security measures surrounding the transport of export-bound oil have been heightened in the wake of the recent disaster.
13
to move goods or gas, oil, etc. from one place to another:

Examples:

We will stick firmly to bilateral agreements when transporting energy to world markets.
be transported to/from/by Natural gas can be frozen and liquefied, allowing it to be transported to regions lacking in supplies.
14
to take people from one place to another on a bus, train, plane, etc.:

Examples:

be transported to/from/by Passengers were transported from the immobilized jet to a spare aircraft.

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