tr.v. trans·port·ed, trans·port·ing, trans·ports 1. To move or carry (goods, for example) from one place to another; convey. See Synonyms at carry. 2. To cause to feel strong emotion, especially joy; carry away; enrapture. 3. To send abroad to a penal colony; deport. n. (trănspôrt′) 1. The act of transporting; conveyance. 2. The condition of being transported by emotion; joy or rapture. 3. A ship or aircraft used to transport troops or military equipment. 4. A vehicle, such as an aircraft, used to transport passengers, mail, or freight. 5. a. The system of transporting passengers or goods in a particular country or area. b. The vehicles, such as buses and trains, used in such a system. 6. A deported convict. [Middle English transporten, from Old French transporter, from Latin trānsportāre : trāns-, trans- + portāre, to carry; see per-2 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] trans·port′a·bili·ty n. trans·porta·ble adj. trans·porter n. trans·portive adj. |
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