transport

Etymology

From Middle English transporten, a borrowing from Old French transporter (“carry or convey across”), from Latin trānsportō, from trans (“across”) + porto (“to carry”).

verb

1. To carry or bear from one place to another; to remove; to convey.
   to transport goods; to transport troops
   But the village's growth was curbed by the cliffs that restricted onward exploration for visitors, while goods such as coal and lime, which had arrived by water, were being transported up the severe incline to the town of Lynton by horse and cart. January 13 2021, Dr Joseph Brennan, “Spectacular funiculars”, in RAIL, issue 922, page 53
2. (historical) To deport to a penal colony.
3. (figurative) To move (someone) to strong emotion; to carry away.
   Music transports the soul.

noun

1. An act of transporting; conveyance.
   The transport of goods is not included in the price given on the website.
2. The state of being transported by emotion; rapture.
   In her transport at finding such treasures, Heidi even forgot Peter and his goats. 1919, Elisabeth P. Stork (translator), Heidi, Johanna Spyri, page 53
3. A vehicle used to transport (passengers, mail, freight, troops etc.)
4. (Canada) A tractor-trailer.
5. The system of transporting passengers, etc. in a particular region; the vehicles used in such a system.
   The local transport received a big boost as part of the mayor's infrastructural plans.
6. A device that moves recording tape across the read/write heads of a tape recorder or video recorder etc.
7. (historical) A deported convict.