transporting

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noun

The transportation of a criminal.

OriginEnglish transport ← Middle English transporten ← Old French transporter →
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Meanings

transporting1

adjectivetransporting (comparative more transporting, superlative most transporting)

comparative more transporting · superlative most transporting

    verb
    1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of transport

    transporting2

    nountransporting (plural transportings)

    plural transportings

    1. The transportation of a criminal.

    Origin

    transporting · adjective, verb

    1. Proto-Indo-European*terh₂-
    2. Proto-Indo-European*térh₂t
    3. Proto-Indo-European*tr̥h₂ónts
    4. Proto-Indo-European*tr̥h₂n̥ts
    5. Proto-Italic*trāns
    6. Proto-Italic*trāns-
    7. Latintrāns-
    8. Proto-Indo-European*per-
    9. Proto-Indo-European*pr̥téh₂
    10. Proto-Italic*portā
    11. Proto-Italic*portāō
    12. Latinportō
    13. Latintrānsportāre
    14. Old Frenchtransporter
    15. Middle Englishtransporten
    16. Englishtransport
    17. Englishtransporting

    From transport + -ing.

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    transporting · noun

    1. Middle Englishtransportyng
    2. Englishtransporting

    From Middle English transportyng, equivalent to transport + -ing.

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    Cite this entry
    APA

    transporting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transporting

    MLA

    “transporting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transporting. Accessed November 2, 2026.

    Chicago

    WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “transporting,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transporting.

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