transport
trans·port • v. / transˈpôrt/ [tr.] take or carry (people or goods) from one place to another by means of a vehicle, aircraft, or ship: the bulk of freight traffic was transported by truck. ∎ fig. cause (someone) to feel that they are in another place or time: for a moment she was transported to a warm summer garden on the night of a ball. ∎ (usu. be transported) overwhelm (someone) with a strong emotion, esp. joy: she was transported with pleasure. ∎ hist. send (a convict) to a penal colony.• n. / ˈtransˌpôrt/ 1. a system or means of conveying people or goods from place to place by means of a vehicle, aircraft, or ship: many possess their own forms of transport air transport. ∎ the action of transporting something or the state of being transported: the transport of crude oil. ∎ a large vehicle, ship, or aircraft used to carry troops or stores. ∎ hist. a convict who was transported to a penal colony.2. (usu. transports) an overwhelmingly strong emotion: art can send people into transports of delight.