Origin: Latin prefix trans-
Transport has 13 different meanings across 2 categories:
something that serves as a means of transportation
"We decided to take the bus as our transport for the day since it was faster than driving ourselves."
an exchange of molecules (and their kinetic energy and momentum) across the boundary between adjacent layers of a fluid or across cell membranes
"The study revealed that passive transport is the primary mechanism by which oxygen crosses the lipid bilayer to reach cellular mitochondria."
the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials
"The local transport company struggled to deliver fresh produce before it spoiled during the summer heatwave."
a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion
"listening to sweet music in a perfect rapture"
a mechanism that transports magnetic tape across the read/write heads of a tape playback/recorder
"The technician replaced the worn transport to fix the constant skipping on his vintage reel-to-reel recorder."
the act of moving something from one location to another
"The heavy cargo required a special truck to transport it safely across the mountain pass."
An act of transporting; conveyance.
"The new transport system has significantly reduced travel times across the city."
In plain English: Transport is the act of moving people or things from one place to another.
"The new transport system will make getting to work much faster."
move something or somebody around; usually over long distances
"We hired a specialized transport company to fly our heavy machinery from London to Sydney for the new construction project."
send from one person or place to another
"transmit a message"
To carry or bear from one place to another; to remove; to convey.
"The ferry will transport passengers and their vehicles across the channel by noon."
In plain English: To transport something means to move it from one place to another.
"The school bus will transport all the students to the museum after lunch."
Usage: Use this verb when referring to the physical act of moving people, animals, or goods from one location to another by vehicle or other means. It is often interchangeable with "convey" in formal contexts but remains more common for everyday descriptions of travel and logistics.
The word transport entered Middle English via Old French as a term for carrying something across. It ultimately derives from Latin roots meaning "across" and "to carry."