transport
particular means of transport by road BICYCLE, BUS, CAR, LORRY, MOTORCYCLE, TAXI
transport by rail, air and sea TRAIN, PLANE, BOAT
see also TRAVEL
- to move people/things from one place to another in a train, bus, lorry, aeroplane, etc: transport sth; noun (U): transport
The animals are transported to the docks by lorry. ◎ road/rail/air/sea transport ◎ transport by road/rail/air/sea ◎ public transport (= transport that anybody can use)
- something, for example a car or a bus, that transports people and things from place to place, especially on land: (formal) vehicle
Every year there are more and more vehicles on the roads.
※ transporting goods
- things that are carried by lorries, trains, aeroplanes, etc: goods (noun plural), freight (noun U)
a goods vehicle ◎ a freight train
- goods that are carried in a ship or aircraft: cargo (noun C/U), (plural cargoes, AmE cargos)
a cargo plane ◎ a ship carrying a cargo of coal
- something (heavy) that is being transported or that is going to be transported: load
a lorry with a heavy load ◎ a load of bricks/sand
- a load that is being carried, especially by a ship: shipment
A further shipment of grain is expected to arrive in a few days.
- a large metal box that is used for transporting goods by sea, road or rail: container
a container ship/lorry (= a ship/lorry that transports containers)
- a large box in which goods are transported or stored: crate
We had to pack everything into crates when we moved house.
- a wooden box that you put things into to be transported or stored: packing case
- to transport sth by some means: send* sth
Would it be cheaper to send the books by rail or by road?
- to transport sth, especially by ship: ship sth
- to transport many people and things by air, especially in an emergency: airlift sth; noun: airlift
Food and medical supplies were airlifted into the city.
- to put things into boxes, etc so that they are ready to be transported: pack (sth)
- to put a load or a large quantity of sth in or on a lorry, ship, train, etc: load sth (onto/into sth)
Crates of fish were loaded on to the plane.
- to take a load or large quantity of sth off a lorry, ship, train, etc: unload (sth)
to unload bricks from a lorry ◎ Vehicles may only park here when loading or unloading.
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