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- parts of speech:
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verb |
| pronunciation: |
traens
port
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| inflections: |
transports, transporting, transported |
| definition: |
When a bus transports people, it carries them from one place to another. If a person transports you somewhere, they give you a ride. When a truck transports food, it brings the food from one place to another.
The ferry transports cars and people across the water to the island.
- synonyms:
- carry, convey, take, transfer
- similar words:
- bear, cart, deliver, haul, move, send, shift, ship, transmit
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| related words: |
bring, drive, import, pull, wash |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| pronunciation: |
traens
port
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| definition 1: |
Transport is the moving of people or things from one place to another.
The transport of supplies will require two helicopters.- synonyms:
- delivery, transfer, transportation
- similar words:
- removal, shipment
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| definition 2: |
Transport is a means of moving people or things from one place to another.
The subway and buses provide this city's public transport.- synonyms:
- transportation
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| definition 3: |
A ship or plane used to carry soldiers and their supplies is called a "transport."
The transports have arrived with supplies. |
| related words: |
haul, joy, transfer |
| derivations: |
transportable (adj.), transportability (n.), transporter (n.) |
Transport comes from the Latin words portare, which means "carry," and trans, which means "across."
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