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Transport
Transport or transportation is the movement of humans, animals and goods from one location to another. In other words the action of transport is defined as a particular movement of an organism or thing from a point A to a Point B. Modes of transport include air, land (rail and road), water, cable, pipeline and space. The field can be divided into infrastructure, vehicles and operations. Transport is important because it enables trade between people, which is essential for the development of civilizations.
Transport infrastructure consists of the fixed installations, including roads, railways, airways, waterways, canals and pipelines and terminals such as airports, railway stations, bus stations, warehouses, trucking terminals, refueling depots (including fueling docks and fuel stations) and seaports. Terminals may be used both for interchange of passengers and cargo and for maintenance.
Vehicles traveling on these networks may include automobiles, bicycles, buses, trains, trucks, helicopters, watercraft, spacecraft and aircraft.
Operations deal with the way the vehicles are operated, and the procedures set for this purpose, including financing, legalities, and policies. In the transport industry, operations and ownership of infrastructure can be either public or private, depending on the country and mode.
Passenger transport may be public, where operators provide scheduled services, or private. Freight transport has become focused on containerization, although bulk transport is used for large volumes of durable items. Transport plays an important part in economic growth and globalization, but most types cause air pollution and use large amounts of land. While it is heavily subsidized by governments, good planning of transport is essential to make traffic flow and restrain urban sprawl.
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Transfer (verb)
To move or pass from one place, person or thing to another.
“to transfer the laws of one country to another; to transfer suspicion”
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Transfer (verb)
To convey the impression of (something) from one surface to another.
“to transfer drawings or engravings to a lithographic stone”
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Transfer (verb)
To be or become transferred.
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Transfer (verb)
To arrange for something to belong to or be officially controlled by somebody else.
“The title to land is transferred by deed.”
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Transfer (noun)
The act of removing something from one place, person or thing to another.
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Transfer (noun)
An instance of conveying or removing from one place, person or thing to another; a transferal.
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Transfer (noun)
A design conveyed by contact from one surface to another; a heat transfer.
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Transfer (noun)
A soldier removed from one troop, or body of troops, and placed in another.
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Transfer (noun)
A pathological process by which a unilateral morbid condition on being abolished on one side of the body makes its appearance in the corresponding region upon the other side.
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Transfer (noun)
The conveying of genetic material from one cell to another.
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Transport (verb)
To carry or bear from one place to another; to remove; to convey.
“to transport goods; to transport troops”
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Transport (verb)
To deport to a penal colony.
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Transport (verb)
To move (someone) to strong emotion; to carry away.
“Music transports the soul.”
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Transport (noun)
An act of transporting; conveyance.
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Transport (noun)
The state of being transported by emotion; rapture.
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Transport (noun)
A vehicle used to transport (passengers, mail, freight, troops etc.)
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Transport (noun)
A tractor-trailer.
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Transport (noun)
The system of transporting passengers, etc. in a particular region; the vehicles used in such a system.
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Transport (noun)
A device that moves recording tape across the read/write heads of a tape recorder or video recorder etc.
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Transport (noun)
A deported convict.
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Transfer (verb)
move from one place to another
“he intends to transfer the fund’s assets to the Treasury”
“I went to sleep on the couch before transferring to my bedroom later in the night”
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Transfer (verb)
move to another department, occupation, etc.
“she transferred to the Physics Department”
“employees have been transferred to the installation team”
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Transfer (verb)
(in football and other sports) move to another team
“he was transferred to Arsenal for £750,000”
“he transferred to the Brooklyn Dodgers”
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Transfer (verb)
redirect (a telephone call) to a new line or extension.
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Transfer (verb)
copy (a drawing or design) from one surface to another
“drawings can be transferred to the artwork by rubbing them off the sheet”
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Transfer (verb)
copy (data, music, etc.) from one medium or device to another
“the new product lets users transfer data from palmtop to desktop with a click of the mouse”
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Transfer (verb)
change to another place, route, or means of transport during a journey
“passengers have to transfer at Heathrow for onward international flights”
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Transfer (verb)
make over the possession of (property, a right, or a responsibility) to another
“we will transfer full planning responsibility to local authorities”
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Transfer (verb)
change (the sense of a word or phrase) by extension or metaphor
“a transferred use of the Old English noun”
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Transfer (noun)
an act of moving something or someone to another place, organization, team, etc.
“a transfer of wealth to the EU’s poorer nations”
“a patient had died after transfer from the County Hospital to St Peter’s”
“she asked her boss for a transfer to the city”
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Transfer (noun)
a conveyance of property, especially stocks and shares, from one person to another
“the transfer of assets from wealthy individuals to family members”
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Transfer (noun)
the action of copying data from one medium or device to another
“data transfer between different manufacturers’ drives”
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Transfer (noun)
a small coloured picture or design on paper, which can be transferred to another surface by being pressed or heated
“T-shirts with iron-on transfers”
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Transfer (noun)
an act of changing to another place, route, or means of transport during a journey
“bus transfers between the airport and the city centre cost about £11”
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Transfer (noun)
a ticket allowing a passenger to change from one public transport vehicle to another as part of a single journey
“you get a transfer, you have to get that train”
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Transport (verb)
take or carry (people or goods) from one place to another by means of a vehicle, aircraft, or ship
“the bulk of freight traffic was transported by lorry”
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Transport (verb)
send (a convict) to a penal colony
“he was convicted of theft and transported”
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Transport (verb)
cause (someone) to feel that they are in another place or time
“the book transported her to new worlds”
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Transport (verb)
overwhelm (someone) with a strong emotion, especially joy
“she was transported with pleasure”
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Transport (noun)
a system or means of conveying people or goods from place to place
“air transport”
“many possess their own forms of transport”
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Transport (noun)
the action of transporting something or the state of being transported
“the transport of crude oil”
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Transport (noun)
a large vehicle, ship, or aircraft used to carry troops or stores
“the invasion force sailed from Cadiz in twenty-five transports”
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Transport (noun)
a convict who was transported to a penal colony.
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Transport (noun)
an overwhelmingly strong emotion
“art can send people into transports of delight”