transports

Carries from here

Transports is the plural of transport—vehicles or systems that move people or goods from place to place: Public transports in the city include buses and trams.

The word also names overwhelming emotions that carry you away: transports of joy, transports of rage.

As a verb, transports means conveys or carries, literally or figuratively: The music transports you to another era.

vehicles

automobile

Self-propelled passenger conveyance

  • sedanEnclosed passenger car
  • truckHeavy freight vehicle
  • vanEnclosed cargo vehicle

motorcycle · bus · train · ferry · tram · subway · rickshaw · tuk-tuk · scooter · bicycle

cargo

freight

Goods being transported

merchandise · haulage · logistics · containers · pallets · bulk · export · import · customs · warehousing

movement

conveys

Transfers or expresses

  • carriesTransports while supporting
  • ferriesRegular water transport vessels
  • shuttlesVehicles making regular short trips

hauls · moves · transfers · delivers · dispatches · ships · channels · relays · bears · conducts

network

infrastructure

Basic physical systems

junctions · corridors · arteries · grid · connectivity · pathways · terminals · stations · depots · ports

passengers

commuters

Daily work travelers

boarding · disembarking · tickets · passes · seating · standing · capacity · crowding · delays · punctuality

accessibility

ramps

Inclined connecting surfaces

barrier-free · step-free

Categories
Opposites
movement/conveyance

transportsstays

Remains in place

remains · keeps · holds · retains · anchors

EMOTIONAL STATE (rapture/ecstasy)

transportsdepresses

Causes gloom or lowers

disenchants · disappoints · bores · dispirits · deflates

storage vs. movement

transportsstores

Retail establishments or reserves

warehouses · stockpiles · hoards · caches · shelves

Phrases
Family

transport, transportation, transported, transporting, transporter, transportable, transporters, public transport, transportability

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G