{
    "term": "transport",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "academic": true,
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a system for carrying people or goods from one place to another using vehicles, roads, etc.",
            "labels": "(especially British English)North American English usually",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "**air/freight/road transport**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the government’s transport policy"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The region has good **transport links**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We need a reliable **transport network**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Modern transport systems have been a severe threat to the environment."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Good public **transport infrastructure** is urgently required."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He sits on the passenger transport authority."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Investment in transport infrastructure has increased."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The book deals with the history of road transport."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The industry was faced with a huge transport problem."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Transport costs are currently funded by the taxpayer."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["public", "cheap", "efficient"],
                "verb + transport": ["use", "arrange", "provide"],
                "transport + noun": ["facilities", "provision", "services"],
                "preposition": ["without transport"],
                "phrases": [
                    "access to transport",
                    "a form of transport",
                    "a means of transport"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a vehicle or method of travel",
            "labels": "(British English)North American English",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Applicants must have their own transport."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Transport to and from the airport is included in the price."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His bike is his only **means of transport**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The train is the preferred **mode of transport** for commuters working in Dublin."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Hitchhiking is a common **form of transport**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The car broke down, leaving us without transport."
                },
                {
                    "text": "people who have no access to private transport"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Staff who transfer to a different office will receive a transport allowance."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["public", "cheap", "efficient"],
                "verb + transport": ["use", "arrange", "provide"],
                "transport + noun": ["facilities", "provision", "services"],
                "preposition": ["without transport"],
                "phrases": [
                    "access to transport",
                    "a form of transport",
                    "a means of transport"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "the activity or business of carrying goods from one place to another using lorries, trains, etc.",
            "labels": "(especially British English)North American English, British English",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The goods were damaged during transport."
                },
                {
                    "text": "controls on the transport of nuclear waste"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Transport to market is most commonly done by truck."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["public", "cheap", "efficient"],
                "verb + transport": ["use", "arrange", "provide"],
                "transport + noun": ["facilities", "provision", "services"],
                "preposition": ["without transport"],
                "phrases": [
                    "access to transport",
                    "a form of transport",
                    "a means of transport"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "a ship, plane or lorry used for carrying soldiers, supplies, etc. from one place to another",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [],
            "topics": ["Transport by water"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["army", "military", "cargo"],
                "transport + noun": ["aircraft", "helicopter", "plane"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "strong feelings and emotions",
            "sensetop": "transport of something",
            "labels": "(literary)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "to be in transports of delight"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈtrænspɔːt/",
                "audio": "tr/transport/transport__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈtrænspɔːrt/",
                "audio": "tr/transport/transport__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Old French transporter or Latin transportare, from trans- ‘across’ + portare ‘carry’."
}