Definition
As a noun, vehicles or systems used to move people or goods from one place to another. As a verb, it means to carry or move something or someone to a different location.
Etymology
From Latin 'transportare,' combining 'trans-' (across) and 'portare' (to carry). The word entered English in the 15th century, initially meaning to carry across or beyond. It evolved to encompass both the action of moving and the means of movement, reflecting the development of transportation systems.
Kelly Says
The word 'transports' beautifully captures the dual nature of movement - both the vehicles that do the carrying and the act of carrying itself. Historically, improvements in transport have been the engines of civilization, from Roman roads to railroads to aviation, each revolution literally 'carrying across' not just goods and people, but ideas and cultures.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ትራንስፖርት
trahns-pohrt
CACatalà
transport
trɑnsˈpɔrt
CSČeština
doprava
dɔprɑvɑ
DADansk
transport
trænsˈpɔʊ̯ˀt
DEDeutsch
Transporte
trahns-pohr-teh
ELΕλληνικά
μεταφορά
metafóra
ESEspañol
transportes
trahns-pohr-tehs
FISuomi
kuljetus
kool-jeht-oos
FRFrançais
transports
trɑ̃spɔʁ
HAHA
safarar
sah-fah-rah-r
HEעברית
תחבורה
tah-kh-boh-rah
HIहिन्दी
परिवहन
parivahan
HUMagyar
szállítás
sɑːlliːtaːʃ
IDBahasa Indonesia
transportasi
trahns-pohr-tah-see
ITItaliano
trasporti
trah-spohr-tee
KKKK
тасымал
tah-seh-mahl
KMKM
ដឹកជញ្ជូន
dɨk cɨɲcuːn
MSBahasa Melayu
pengangkutan
pə-ngaŋ-koo-tahn
MYမြန်မာ
သယ်ယူပို့ဆောင်ရေး
θɛ̀ jù pài hsɔ́uŋ jè
NLNederlands
transport
trɑnˈspɔrt
NONorsk
transport
trɑnsˈpɔrt
PLPolski
transport
trɑnˈspɔrt
PTPortuguês
transportes
trahns-pohr-tehs
RORomână
transport
trɑnsˈpɔrt
RUРусский
транспорт
trahns-pohrt
SVSvenska
transport
trɑnsˈpɔrt
SWKiswahili
usafiri
oo-sah-fee-ree
TAதமிழ்
போக்குவரத்து
pōkkuvərattu
THไทย
การขนส่ง
kān kʰon sǒng
TLTL
transportasyon
trahns-pohr-tah-syon
TRTürkçe
ulaşım
oo-lah-shim
UKУкраїнська
транспорт
trahns-pohrt
VITiếng Việt
vận chuyển
vun chuyếhn
ZUZU
ukuthutha
u-kuh-thoo-thah