Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - transport

~1 n 1 a system for carrying passengers or goods from one place to another; transportation (2) AmE  (public transport (=buses, trains etc))  (Public transport in Prague was excellent.) 2 a method of travelling from one place to another  (It's easier to get to the college if you have your own transport (=car, bicycle etc) . | means of transport)  (Horses provided the only means of transport.) 3 the process or business of taking goods from one place to another; transportation (1) AmE + of  (The transport of freight in the air is very expensive.) 4 a ship or aircraft for carrying soldiers or supplies 5 be in a transport of delight/joy etc literary to be feeling very strong emotions of pleasure, happiness etc ~2 v 1 to take goods, people etc from one place to another in a vehicle  (Transporting goods by rail reduces pollution. | transport sb/sth to)  (You will be transported to the resort by coach.) 2 be transported back/into etc to imagine that you are in another place or time because of something that you see or hear  (Walking around the town, I was transported back to my youth.) 3 to send a criminal to a distant country as a punishment in former times 4 be transported with delight/joy etc literary to feel very strong emotions of pleasure, happiness etc - transportable adj