TRANSPORT


Meaning of TRANSPORT in English

I.

noun

1 ( esp. BrE ) system for moving people or goods ⇨ See also ↑ transit , ↑ transportation

ADJECTIVE

▪ public

to travel by/on public ~

▪ cheap , efficient

▪ private

▪ city , local , rural , urban

▪ motor

▪ air , ground , land , rail , road , sea , water

▪ passenger

▪ cargo ( AmE ), freight

VERB + TRANSPORT

▪ use

▪ arrange

▪ provide

TRANSPORT + NOUN

▪ facilities , provision ( BrE ), services

▪ infrastructure , network , system

▪ hub , interchange ( BrE )

▪ business , company , group , industry , operator

▪ boss ( BrE ), chief , manager , officer , official

▪ planner

▪ project , scheme ( BrE ), strategy

▪ bill , policy

▪ budget

▪ minister , secretary , spokesman , spokeswoman

▪ authority , committee , department

He sits on the passenger ~ authority.

▪ needs

▪ sector

▪ costs , fares

▪ user

▪ worker

▪ links , routes

▪ police

▪ union

PREPOSITION

▪ without ~

The car broke down, leaving us without ~.

PHRASES

▪ access to ~

people who have no access to private ~

▪ a form of ~ , a means of ~ , a method of ~ , a mode of ~

▪ ~ to and from … 

We provide ~ to and from school.

▪ your own ~

Applicants for the job must have their own ~.

2 vehicle used for carrying soldiers

ADJECTIVE

▪ army , military

▪ cargo , troop

TRANSPORT + NOUN

▪ aircraft , helicopter , plane , vehicle , etc.

II.

verb

Transport is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ helicopter , ↑ tanker

Transport is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ cargo , ↑ freight , ↑ goods , ↑ passenger , ↑ troops

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .