Phrase guide

mode of transport

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any form of vehicle or system used to transport people or goods.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 交通工具 (jiāotōng gōngjù) — vehicle or system used to transport people or goods
  • Dutch: vervoermiddel — vehicle or system used to transport people or goods
  • Finnish: kuljetusväline — vehicle or system used to transport people or goods
  • Finnish: kulkuväline — vehicle or system used to transport people or goods
  • French: mode de transport — vehicle or system used to transport people or goods
  • French: moyen de transport — vehicle or system used to transport people or goods
  • German: Verkehrsmittel — vehicle or system used to transport people or goods
  • Icelandic: ferðamáti — vehicle or system used to transport people or goods
  • Icelandic: flutningsmáti — vehicle or system used to transport people or goods
  • Indonesian: moda — vehicle or system used to transport people or goods
  • Indonesian: moda transportasi — vehicle or system used to transport people or goods
  • Japanese: 輸送手段 (yusō shudan) — vehicle or system used to transport people or goods
  • Malay: mod — vehicle or system used to transport people or goods
  • Norwegian Bokmål: transportmiddel — vehicle or system used to transport people or goods
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: transportmiddel — vehicle or system used to transport people or goods
  • Portuguese: modo/meio/método de transporte — vehicle or system used to transport people or goods
  • Russian: вид тра́нспорта (vid tránsporta) — vehicle or system used to transport people or goods
  • Russian: тра́нспортное сре́дство (tránsportnoje srédstvo) — vehicle or system used to transport people or goods
  • Spanish: medio de transporte — vehicle or system used to transport people or goods
  • Swedish: färdmedel — vehicle or system used to transport people or goods
  • Swedish: transportmedel — vehicle or system used to transport people or goods
  • Tigrinya: መጓዓዝያ (mägwaʿazya) — vehicle or system used to transport people or goods