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transport (enc)

Transport

Noun1.transport - something that serves as a means of transportation
dolly - conveyance consisting of a wheeled platform for moving heavy objects
dolly - conveyance consisting of a wheeled support on which a camera can be mounted
horsebox - a conveyance (railroad car or trailer) for transporting racehorses
instrumentation, instrumentality - an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end
litter - conveyance consisting of a chair or bed carried on two poles by bearers
mail - a conveyance that transports mail
public transport - conveyance for passengers or mail or freight
roll-on roll-off - a method of transport (as a ferry or train or plane) that vehicles roll onto at the beginning and roll off of at the destination
cargo ships, merchant vessels, shipping, merchant marine - conveyance provided by the ships belonging to one country or industry
sidecar - conveyance consisting of a small carrier attached to the side of a motorcycle
ski lift, ski tow, lift - a powered conveyance that carries skiers up a hill
telfer, telpher - one of the conveyances (or cars) in a telpherage
trailer - a large transport conveyance designed to be pulled by a truck or tractor
aerial tramway, cable tramway, ropeway, tram, tramway - a conveyance that transports passengers or freight in carriers suspended from cables and supported by a series of towers
vehicle - a conveyance that transports people or objects
2.transport - an exchange of molecules (and their kinetic energy and momentum) across the boundary between adjacent layers of a fluid or across cell membranes
active transport - transport of a substance (as a protein or drug) across a cell membrane against the concentration gradient; requires an expenditure of energy
diffusion - (physics) the process of diffusing; the intermingling of molecules in gases and liquids as a result of random thermal agitation
passive transport - transport of a substance across a cell membrane by diffusion; expenditure of energy is not required
3.transport - the commercial enterprise of transporting goods and materials
commerce, commercialism, mercantilism - transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)
business enterprise, commercial enterprise, business - the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects; "computers are now widely used in business"
air transport, air transportation - transportation by air
navigation - ship traffic; "the channel will be open to navigation as soon as the ice melts"
hauling, trucking, truckage - the activity of transporting goods by truck
freight, freightage - transporting goods commercially at rates cheaper than express rates
express, expressage - rapid transport of goods
ferrying, ferry - transport by boat or aircraft
on-line - on a regular route of a railroad or bus or airline system; "on-line industries"
off-line - not on a regular route of a transportation system; "an off-line ticket office"
4.transport - a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion; "listening to sweet music in a perfect rapture"- Charles Dickens
emotional state, spirit - the state of a person's emotions (especially with regard to pleasure or dejection); "his emotional state depended on her opinion"; "he was in good spirits"; "his spirit rose"
5.transport - a mechanism that transport magnetic tape across the read/write heads of a tape playback/recorder
mechanism - device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function
tape deck - electronic equipment for making or playing magnetic tapes (but without amplifiers or speakers); a component in an audio system
tape machine, tape recorder - a magnetic recorder using magnetic tape
Verb1.transport - move something or somebody around; usually over long distances
move, displace - cause to move, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"
sluice - transport in or send down a sluice; "sluice logs"
float - set afloat; "He floated the logs down the river"; "The boy floated his toy boat on the pond"
ferry - transport by ferry
raft - transport on a raft; "raft wood down a river"
bus - send or move around by bus; "The children were bussed to school"
pipe - transport by pipeline; "pipe oil, water, and gas into the desert"
freight - transport commercially as cargo
truck - convey (goods etc.) by truck; "truck fresh vegetables across the mountains"
rail - convey (goods etc.) by rails; "fresh fruit are railed from Italy to Belgium"
sledge - transport in a sleigh
lighter - transport in a flatbottom boat
pick up - give a passenger or a hitchhiker a lift; "We picked up a hitchhiker on the highway"
wheel around, wheel - wheel somebody or something
carry over - transport from one place or state to another; "Adam would have been carried over into the life eternal"
advect - convey by horizontal mass movement of a fluid; "energy advected from the environment"
teleport - transport by dematerializing at one point and assembling at another
2.transport - move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body; "You must carry your camping gear"; "carry the suitcases to the car"; "This train is carrying nuclear waste"; "These pipes carry waste water into the river"
carry - pass on a communication; "The news was carried to every village in the province"
shoulder - carry a burden, either real or metaphoric; "shoulder the burden"
port - carry or hold with both hands diagonally across the body, especially of weapons; "port a rifle"
carry - propel or give impetus to; "The sudden gust of air propelled the ball to the other side of the fence"
bear - move while holding up or supporting; "Bear gifts"; "bear a heavy load"; "bear news"; "bearing orders"
bucket - carry in a bucket
return - make a return; "return a kickback"
pipe in - bring in through pipes; "We have to pip in oil"
port - carry, bear, convey, or bring; "The small canoe could be ported easily"
porter - carry luggage or supplies; "They portered the food up Mount Kilimanjaro for the tourists"
pack - carry, as on one's back; "Pack your tents to the top of the mountain"
cart - transport something in a cart
fly - transport by aeroplane; "We fly flowers from the Caribbean to North America"
haul - transport in a vehicle; "haul stones from the quarry in a truck"; "haul vegetables to the market"
lug, tote, tug - carry with difficulty; "You'll have to lug this suitcase"
move, displace - cause to move, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"
chariot - transport in a chariot
bring, convey, take - take something or somebody with oneself somewhere; "Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point"
3.transport - hold spellbound
delight, please - give pleasure to or be pleasing to; "These colors please the senses"; "a pleasing sensation"
4.transport - transport commercially
move, displace - cause to move, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"
barge - transport by barge on a body of water
railroad - transport by railroad
despatch, dispatch, send off - send away towards a designated goal
forward, send on - send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit; "forward my mail"
5.transport - send from one person or place to another; "transmit a message"
fetch, bring, get, convey - go or come after and bring or take back; "Get me those books over there, please"; "Could you bring the wine?"; "The dog fetched the hat"
project - transfer (ideas or principles) from one domain into another
propagate - transmit; "propagate sound or light through air"
translate - bring to a certain spiritual state
release, turn - let (something) fall or spill a container; "turn the flour onto a plate"
send out, send - to cause or order to be taken, directed, or transmitted to another place; "He had sent the dispatches downtown to the proper people and had slept"
move, displace - cause to move, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"

 

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