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Definition: Meaning of, transport in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈtrænspɔːt /

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transport transports
  1. [uncountable] British English a system or method for carrying passengers or goods from one place to another [=  transportation American English]
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  2. [uncountable] the process or business of taking goods from one place to another [=  transportation American English]
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  3. [countable] a ship or aircraft for carrying soldiers or supplies
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  4. be in a transport of delight/joy etc literary to be feeling very strong emotions of pleasure, happiness etc
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
transport transported transported
Present Participle Third Person Singular
transporting transports
[transitive usually + adverb/preposition]
  1. to take goods, people etc from one place to another in a vehicle
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  2. be transported back to/into something to imagine that you are in another place or time because of something that you see or hear
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  3. be transported with delight/joy etc literary to feel very strong emotions of pleasure, happiness etc
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  4. old use to send a criminal to a distant country as a punishment
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transport used in phrases

  • Department of Transport, the
    1. a British government department that deals with TRANSPORT in the UK, for example by making laws about road vehicles and planes, and by building and repairing roads. In the US there is a similar department called the DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION .
  • Transport and General Workers' Union, the
    1. the full name of the TGWU
  • active transport (noun)
    1. as a protein or drug transport of a substance across a cell membrane against the concentration gradient; requires an expenditure of energy
  • air transport (noun)
    1. transportation by air
  • cystic fibrosis transport regulator (noun)
    1. the gene that is mutated in cystic fibrosis
  • passive transport (noun)
    1. transport of a substance across a cell membrane by diffusion; expenditure of energy is not required
  • public transport (noun)
    1. buses, trains etc that are available for everyone to use
  • tape transport (noun)
    1. a mechanism that transports magnetic tape across the read/write heads of a tape playback/recorder
  • transport cafe (noun)
    1. British English a cheap restaurant beside a main road, used mainly by truck drivers
  • transport plane (noun)
    1. a plane that is used especially for carrying military equipment or soldiers
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