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part of speech: |
verb |
pronunciation: |
traens
port
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inflections: |
transports, transporting, transported |
definition: |
to carry from one place to another.
The boat transports cars across the water.
- synonyms:
- carry, convey, take, transfer
- similar words:
- bear, deliver, haul, move, send, shift, ship, transmit
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related words: |
bring, drive, pull |
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part of speech: |
noun |
pronunciation: |
traens
port
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definition: |
the act of carrying or transporting.
The transport of supplies to the soldiers will require two helicopters.- synonyms:
- delivery, transfer, transportation
- similar words:
- shipment
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related words: |
joy, transfer |
derivations: |
transportable (adj.), transportability (n.), transporter (n.) |
Transport comes from the Latin words portare, which means "carry," and trans, which means "across."
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