transport

trans|port¹ W2S3 [ˈtrænspo:t US -o:rt] n

1.) [U] BrE

a system or method for carrying passengers or goods from one place to another

American Equivalent: transportationair/rail/road transport

▪ Improved rail transport is essential for business.

▪ commuters who travel on public transport (=buses, trains etc)

▪ It's easier to get to the college if you have your own transport (=a car, bicycle etc) .

means/mode/form of transport

▪ Horses were the only means of transport.

2.) [U]

the process or business of taking goods from one place to another

American Equivalent: transportationtransport of

▪ Canals were used for the transport of goods.

3.)

a ship or aircraft for carrying soldiers or supplies

4.) be in a transport of delight/joy etc

literary to be feeling very strong emotions of pleasure, happiness etc

transport ²

trans|port² [trænˈspo:t US -o:rt] v [T usually + adverb/preposition]

[Date: 1300-1400; : Old French; Origin: transporter, from Latin, from portare 'to carry']

1.) to take goods, people etc from one place to another in a vehicle

▪ trucks used for transporting oil

transport sb/sth to sth

▪ The statue was transported to London.

2.) be transported back to/into sth

to imagine that you are in another place or time because of something that you see or hear

▪ One look, and I was transported back to childhood.

3.) be transported with delight/joy etc

literary to feel very strong emotions of pleasure, happiness etc

4.) old use to send a criminal to a distant country as a punishment

>transportable adj