transport
trans·port (trăns-pôrtʹ, -pōrtʹ)tr.v. trans·port·ed, trans·port·ing, trans·ports 1. To carry from one place to another; convey. See Synonyms at convey. 2. To move to strong emotion; carry away; enrapture. See Synonyms at enrapture. 3. To send abroad to a penal colony; deport. See Synonyms at banish.n. (trănsʹpôrt', -pōrt') 1. The act of transporting; conveyance. 2. The condition of being transported by emotion; 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 device that moves magnetic tape beyond the recording head, as of a tape recorder. 7. A deported convict. [Middle English transporten, from Old French transporter, from Latin trānsportāre: trāns-, trans- + portāre, to carry; See per-2 in Indo-European Roots.] trans·port'a·bilʹi·ty n.trans·portʹa·ble adj.trans·portʹer n.trans·porʹtive adj.
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