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transport
Found in thesaurus: instrumentation, instrumentality, diffusion, business enterprise, business, commercial enterprise, emotional state, spirit, mechanism, move, displace, please, delight
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transport
v.
convey, carry, bear, transfer; deport
n.
act of transporting, conveyance; means of transporting (truck, ship, etc.)
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Transport
Transport or transportation is the movement of people, animals and goods from one location to another. Modes of transport include air, rail, road, water, cable, pipeline and space. The field can be divided into infrastructure, vehicles and operations. Transport is important because it enables trade between persons, which is essential for the development of civilizations.
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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
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Transport (der)
nm.
transport, act of transporting, conveyance, means of transporting (truck, ship, etc.)
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transport
nm.
transport, transportation; carrier, conveyance; handling
