Transportings

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. The act of moving goods or people from one place to another
2. The process of conveying items or individuals across distances
3. The system or method by which items or persons are delivered to different locations

Etymology: "Transportings" is simply the plural of "transporting", which is a form of the verb "transport" with the "-ing" ending. The verb itself was borrowed into Middle English from Old French "transporter", which came from Latin "transportare". That Latin verb combined "trans-", meaning "across", with "portare", meaning "to carry", so the core sense is carrying something across from one place to another. The English "-ing" ending has a long pedigree of its own. It descends from an Old English suffix, and in Middle English "transporting" appeared as "transportyng", built directly from the verb "transport" plus that ending. The noun-like plural "transportings" follows the usual English pattern of pluralising a verbal noun when several separate acts are meant.

Synonyms: carrying, shipping, hauling, moving, conveying

Antonyms: stationary, immobility, holding, retaining