/ Dictionary / Index T transport: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: trans•port Pronunciation: (v.trans-pôrt', -pōrt'n.trans'pôrt, -pōrt), [key] — v.t. to carry, move, or convey from one place to another. to carry away by strong emotion; enrapture. to send into banishment, esp. to a penal colony. —n. the act of transporting or conveying; conveyance. a means of transporting or conveying, as a truck or bus. a ship or plane employed for transporting soldiers, military stores, etc. an airplane carrying freight or passengers as part of a transportation system. a system of public travel. transportation (def. 6). strong emotion; ecstatic joy, bliss, etc. a convict sent into banishment, esp. to a penal colony: The country had been colonized largely by transports. Also called tape transport. a mechanism that moves magnetic tape past the head in a tape deck or tape recorder. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: transport (Thesaurus) transpontine transportation Related Content Daily Word Quiz: immense Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language