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Phrase(s): transport someone or something (from some place) (to some place)
to move or convey someone or something from one place to another. • In his car, he transported us from our home to the airport. • Please see that this box gets transported from here to the loading dock.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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ADJECTIVES/NOUN + transport
road transport
• Buses are the safest form of road transport in this country.
rail transport
• Freight delivery costs could be reduced substantially by using rail transport.
air transport
• The air transport industry is presently going through a period of change.
public transport
(= buses, trains etc that are available for everyone to use )
• We recommend that you travel by public transport.
private transport
(= a vehicle that you own and drive )
• 77 percent of respondents in the survey had regular access to private transport.
transport + NOUN
the transport system
• We will create a better, more integrated transport system.
transport costs
• We must ensure that transport costs are kept low.
transport links
• The region has good transport links to the capital.
phrases
a means/mode/form of transport
• Horses and carts were the only means of transport.
have your own transport
• The supermarket offers a free bus service for customers who do not have their own transport.
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noun ADJ. cheap, efficient | mass, public to travel by/on public transport | private | local | city, urban | rural | horse-drawn, motor | air, canal, ground, land, marine, rail, railway, river, road, sea, water | passenger | freight VERB + TRANSPORT use | arrange | provide | have access to people who have no access to private transport TRANSPORT + NOUN facilities, provision, services | infrastructure, network, system | business, company, group, industry, operator, organization | chairman, chief, executive, manager, officer, official | consultant, planner | project, scheme, strategy | legislation, policy | budget | minister, spokesman | authority/authorities, committee, department, ministry | needs, requirements | market, sector | costs, fares | allowance Staff who transfer to a different office will receive a transport allowance. | user | worker | links, routes | congestion | police | safety | strike | union PREP. without ~ The car broke down, leaving us without transport. PHRASES a form/means/method/mode of transport, your own transport Applicants for the job must have their own telephone and transport.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary