transport
v.
convey, carry, bear, transfer; deport
n.
act of transporting, conveyance; means of transporting (truck, ship, etc.)
Transport
Transport or transportation is the
movement of
people and
goods from one place to another. The term is derived from the
Latin trans ("across") and portare ("to carry"). Industries which have the business of providing equipment, actual transport, transport of people or goods and services used in transport of goods or people make up a large broad and important sector of most
national economies, and are collectively referred to as transport industries.
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transport
Noun
1. something that serves as a means of transportation
(synonym) conveyance
(hypernym) instrumentality, instrumentation
(hyponym) dolly
(derivation) transmit, transfer, channel, channelize, channelise
2. an exchange of molecules (and their kinetic energy and momentum) across the boundary between adjacent layers of a fluid or across cell membranes
(hypernym) diffusion
(hyponym) active transport
3. the commercial enterprise of transporting goods and materials
(synonym) transportation, shipping
(hypernym) commercial enterprise, business enterprise, business
(hyponym) air transportation, air transport
(part-holonym) commerce, commercialism, mercantilism
(derivation) transmit, transfer, channel, channelize, channelise
(class) on-line
4. a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion; "listening to sweet music in a perfect rapture"- Charles Dickens
(synonym) ecstasy, rapture, exaltation, raptus
(hypernym) emotional state, spirit
(derivation) enchant, enrapture, enthrall, ravish, enthral, delight
5. a mechanism that transport magnetic tape across the read/write heads of a tape playback/recorder
(synonym) tape drive, tape transport
(hypernym) mechanism
(part-holonym) tape deck
Verb
1. move something or somebody around; usually over long distances
(hypernym) move, displace
(hyponym) sluice
(derivation) conveyance
2. move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body; "You must carry your camping gear"; "carry the suitcases to the car"; "This train is carrying nuclear waste"; "These pipes carry waste water into the river"
(synonym) carry
(hypernym) move, displace
(hyponym) shoulder
(verb-group) carry
(derivation) transportation, transfer, transferral, conveyance
3. hold spellbound
(synonym) enchant, enrapture, enthrall, ravish, enthral, delight
(hypernym) please, delight
(derivation) ecstasy, rapture, exaltation, raptus
4. transport commercially
(synonym) send, ship
(hypernym) move, displace
(hyponym) barge
(derivation) transportation, shipping
5. send from one person or place to another; "transmit a message"
(synonym) transmit, transfer, channel, channelize, channelise
(hypernym) move, displace
(hyponym) bring, get, convey, fetch
(derivation) conveyance
Transport (der)
n.
transport, act of transporting, conveyance, means of transporting (truck, ship, etc.)
transport (m)
n.
transport, transportation; carrier, conveyance; handling