Search results for 'transport':

transport verb (transported, transporting) 1 to carry (goods, passengers, etc) from one place to another. 2 historical to send (a criminal) to a penal colony overseas. 3 (often be transported with) to affect strongly or deeply • was transported with grief. noun 1 a system or business for taking people, goods, etc from place to place • public transport. 2 a means of getting or being transported from place to place • The car's in for repairs, so I haven't got transport at the moment. 3 (often transports) strong emotion, especially of pleasure or delight; ecstasy • transports of joy. 4 a ship, aircraft, lorry, etc used to carry soldiers or military equipment and stores. 5 historical a criminal or convict who has been sentenced to transportation. transportability noun. transportable adj.
ETYMOLOGY: 15c: from Latin transportare to carry across.