- VERBtransport (verb) · transports (third person present) · transported (past tense) · transported (past participle) · transporting (present participle)NOUNtransport (noun) · transports (plural noun)
- a system or means of conveying people or goods from place to place:"many possess their own forms of transport" ·"air transport"synonyms:conveyance · transportation · transfer · transference · transmission · movement · vehicle · car · carriage · carrier
- the action of transporting something or the state of being transported:"the transport of crude oil"synonyms:transit · transportation · conveyance · traffic · carriage · freight · freightage · shipment · shipping · haulage · delivery · distribution · carrying
- a large vehicle, ship, or aircraft used to carry troops or stores:"the invasion force sailed from Cadiz in twenty-five transports"
- historicala convict who was transported to a penal colony.
ORIGINlate Middle English: from Old French transporter or Latin transportare, from trans- ‘across’ + portare ‘carry’.More about transportData from Oxford Languages