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Added 9 October 2026

transport

/tɹænsˈpɔːt/ verb

In Latin: vectō, trānsportō Wiktionary

verb Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about transport at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

To carry or bear from one place to another; to remove; to convey.
to transport goods; to transport troops
To deport to a penal colony.
To move (someone) to strong emotion; to carry away.
Music transports the soul.

noun

An act of transporting; conveyance.
The transport of goods is not included in the price given on the website.
The state of being transported by emotion; rapture.
A vehicle used to transport (passengers, mail, freight, troops etc.)

Origin

Inherited from Middle English transporten, a borrowing from Old French transporter (“carry or convey across”), from Latin trānsportāre (“to carry over, take across, carry, convey, remove, transport”), from trāns- (“across, over, to the farther side of”) + portō (“to bear, carry, convey, take”). By surface analysis, trans- (“beyond, across, through”) + port (“to carry, bear, or convey; to bring”).

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