Meaning
7 senses(countable, uncountable)An act of transporting; conveyance.
The transport of goods is not included in the price given on the website.
Beförderung, Spedition
перево́зкаperevózka, транспортиро́вкаtransportiróvka
the act of moving something from one location to another
(countable, uncountable)The state of being transported by emotion; rapture.
увлече́ниеuvlečénije
a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion
(countable, uncountable)A vehicle used to transport (passengers, mail, freight, troops etc.)
Beförderung
тра́нспортtránsport, тра́нспортное сре́дствоtránsportnoje srédstvo, транспортёрtransportjór
(Canada, countable, uncountable)A tractor-trailer.
(countable, uncountable)The system of transporting passengers, etc. in a particular region; the vehicles used in such a system.
The local transport received a big boost as part of the mayor's infrastructural plans.
(countable, uncountable)A device that moves recording tape across the read/write heads of a tape recorder or video recorder etc.
a mechanism that transports magnetic tape across the read/write heads of a tape playback/recorder
(countable, historical, uncountable)A deported convict.
ка́торжникkátoržnik
Examples
204 sentencesPublic transport is, without a doubt, faster than a car.
The government transported goods to the island by helicopter.
A ship that transports oil is called an oil tanker.
ruСудно, которое перевозит нефть, называется нефтяной танкер. — salikh
deEin Schiff, das Öl transportiert, wird Öltanker genannt. — kokage
We use public transport.
Ми користуємося громадським транспортом. — deniko
ruМы пользуемся общественным транспортом. — shanghainese
deWir benutzen öffentliche Verkehrsmittel. — kolonjano
He was transported to the hospital by helicopter.
Його доставили до лікарні гелікоптером. — oromashka
ruОн был доставлен в больницу на вертолёте. — sharptoothed
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 5
By meaning 1
Origin
Inherited from Middle English transporten, a borrowing from Old French transporter (“carryInherited from Middle English transporten, a borrowing from Old French transporter (“carry or convey across”), from Latin trānsportāre (“to carry over, take across, carry, convey, remove, transport”), from trāns- (“across, over, to the farther side of”) + portō (“to bear, carry, convey, take”). By surface analysis, trans- (“beyond, across, through”) + port (“to carry, bear, or convey; to bring”).
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Forms
plural: transports| Singular | transport |
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Synonyms
20 synonyms- the act of moving something from one location to another:transportationtransfertransferralconveyance
- something that serves as a means of transportation:conveyance
- the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials:transportationshipping
- a mechanism that transports magnetic tape across the read/write heads of a tape playback/recorder:tape drivetape transport
- a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion:ecstasyraptureexaltationraptus
Word family
43 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable