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transport
noun (GOODS/PEOPLE) /ˈtræn.spɔːt/
/-spɔːrt/ Definition
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B2 [U] the movement of people or goods from one place to another: the transport of live animals The company will arrange transport from the airport.Travelling B1 [U] UK (US transportation) a system of vehicles, such as buses, trains, aircraft, etc. for getting from one place to another: the Department of Transport investment in public transport (= buses, trains, etc. available for everyone to use) Do you have your own transport (= vehicle)? Bicycles are a cheap and efficient form of transport.Vehicles in general
(Definition of transport noun (GOODS/PEOPLE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- catch verb (TRAVEL)
- change noun (TRANSPORT)
- coach noun, adverb
- connect verb (TRANSPORT)
- cover verb (TRAVEL)
- destination noun
- gad about/around (somewhere) phrasal verb
- gallivant verb
- go round sth phrasal verb
- have sth, will travel idiom
- long-haul adjective
- override verb (TRAVEL)
- ply verb (TRAVEL)
- roam verb
- tootle verb
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