transportation transport transfer transferral conveyance | the act of moving something from one location to another |
rail technology railroading | the activity of designing and constructing and operating railroads |
transportation shipping transport | the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials |
air transportation air transport | transportation by air |
rail | any of numerous widely distributed small wading birds of the family Rallidae having short wings and very long toes for running on soft mud |
corncrake land rail Crex crex | common Eurasian rail that frequents grain fields |
conveyance transport | something that serves as a means of transportation |
fife rail | the railing surrounding the mast of a sailing vessel |
line railway line rail line | the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed |
picture rail | rail fixed to a wall for hanging pictures |
plate rail | rail or narrow shelf fixed to a wall to display plates |
public transport | conveyance for passengers or mail or freight |
rail | a horizontal bar (usually of wood or metal) |
rail | short for railway, he traveled by rail, he was concerned with rail safety |
rail fence | a fence (usually made of split logs laid across each other at an angle) |
railing rail | a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports |
safety rail guardrail | a railing placed alongside a stairway or road for safety |
split rail fence rail | a rail that is split from a log |
tape drive tape transport transport | a mechanism that transports magnetic tape across the read write heads of a tape playback recorder |
third rail | a rail through which electric current is supplied to an electric locomotive |
towel rail towel bar | a horizontal bar a few inches from a wall for holding towels |
track rail rails runway | a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll |
transport ship | a ship for carrying soldiers or military equipment |
troop carrier troop transport | any land or sea or air vehicle designed to carry troops |
cystic fibrosis transport regulator CFTR | the gene that is mutated in cystic fibrosis |
rail-splitter splitter | a laborer who splits logs to build splitail fences |
active transport | transport of a substance (as a protein or drug) across a cell membrane against the concentration gradient, requires an expenditure of energy |
passive transport | transport of a substance across a cell membrane by diffusion, expenditure of energy is not required |
transport | an exchange of molecules (and their kinetic energy and momentum) across the boundary between adjacent layers of a fluid or across cell membranes |
ecstasy rapture transport exaltation raptus | a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion, listening to sweet music in a perfect rapture- Charles Dickens |
fulminate rail | criticize severely, He fulminated against the Republicans' plan to cut Medicare, She railed against the bad social policies |
vilify revile vituperate rail | spread negative information about, The Nazi propaganda vilified the Jews |
rail inveigh | complain bitterly |
rail | fish with a handline over the rails of a boat, They are railing for fresh fish |
transmit transfer transport channel channelize channelise | send from one person or place to another, transmit a message |
transport carry | move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body, You must carry your camping gear, carry the suitcases to the car, This train is carrying nuclear waste, These pipes carry waste water into the river |
rail | lay with rails, hundreds of miles were railed out here |
enchant enrapture transport enthrall ravish enthral delight | hold spellbound |
train rail | travel by rail or train, They railed from Rome to Venice, She trained to Hamburg |
transport send ship | transport commercially |
transport | move something or somebody around, usually over long distances |
rail | convey (goods etc.) by rails, fresh fruit are railed from Italy to Belgium |
rail rail off | separate with a railing, rail off the crowds from the Presidential palace |
rail | provide with rails, The yard was railed |
rail rail in | enclose with rails, rail in the old graves |