- transport
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 (esp. BrE) system for moving people or goods ⇨ See also ↑transit, ↑transportationADJECTIVE▪ public▪
to travel by/on public transport
▪ cheap, efficient▪ private▪ city, local, rural, urban▪ motor▪ air, ground, land, rail, road, sea, water▪ passenger▪ cargo (AmE), freightVERB + TRANSPORT▪ use▪ arrange▪ provideTRANSPORT + 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 transport authority.
▪ needs▪ sector▪ costs, fares▪ user▪ worker▪ links, routes▪ police▪ unionPREPOSITION▪ without transport▪The car broke down, leaving us without transport.
PHRASES▪ access to transport▪people who have no access to private transport
▪ a form of transport, a means of transport, a method of transport, a mode of transport▪ transport to and from …▪We provide transport to and from school.
▪ your own transport▪Applicants for the job must have their own transport.
2 vehicle used for carrying soldiersADJECTIVE▪ army, military▪ cargo, troopTRANSPORT + NOUN▪ aircraft, helicopter, plane, vehicle, etc.{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}verbTransport is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑helicopter, ↑tanker
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
