transport

I UK [ˈtrænspɔː(r)t] / US [ˈtrænsˌpɔrt] noun
Word forms "transport":
singular transport plural transports
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1) [uncountable] the business of moving people or things from one place to another, usually using buses or trains

the EU transport commissioner

a) [uncountable] a method of travelling or moving things from one place to another

Anyone needing transport should ring me.

b) [countable] a plane, ship, or vehicle used for moving people or equipment, especially in the armed forces

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See:

public transport

2) [uncountable] the process of moving people or things from one place to another, usually in a vehicle

The article discussed the illegal transport and dumping of dangerous chemicals.

transport of:

They have succeeded in stopping the transport of live animals.

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transports of joy/delight/rapture — literary a state of great happiness or excitement

II UK [trænsˈpɔː(r)t] / US [trænsˈpɔrt] verb [transitive]
Word forms "transport":
present tense I/you/we/they transport he/she/it transports present participle transporting past tense transported past participle transported
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1) to move people or things from one place to another, usually in a vehicle

We will need a big truck to transport all the boxes.

transport someone/something to/from something:

A shuttle bus transports all employees from their homes.

Volunteers will be transported to the island by boat.

2) to make you imagine or feel as if you are in a different place or time

transport someone to something:

The show transported Alvin back to nightclubs of the 1920s.