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conveyance

conveyance

5 5.0
A vehicle or way of moving people and things
  • noun
  • /kənˈveɪəns/
translation icon : transporte
  • "Outside in the empty City Hall corridor, the elevator bell chimed, signaling the conveyance's arrival on our floor."
  • water conveyance
  • Conveyance system
  • conveyance loss

No inextinguishable tire fires, smoldering former methods of conveyance.

Examples

  • That'll take care of Bakersfield, and you'll be on the first conveyance south.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • The Thingvalla Line also enjoyed a monopoly on mail conveyance between the United States and Scandinavia.

    Academic text (1993)
  • Now one needs some kind of conveyance.

  • A closed conveyance is in the yard.

  • Our only problem at the moment is to find some form of conveyance from here to Allahabad.

  • Ah, some refreshment and a conveyance.

  • With each change of conveyance, each downgrade in comfort and speed, my mood darkened.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • Speaker Thornbuckle's youngest daughter, traveling in a separate conveyance, was not injured, but is now in protective custody.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • A bus is a common form of conveyance for people traveling to work every day.

  • In remote areas, bicycles are often the fastest conveyance for reaching nearby villages.

Synonyms

transport
vsconveyance
576 2.2

A system that moves people or goods, often by vehicles

focuses more on the single act or the specific vehicle or method used
transportation
vsconveyance
  • US
557 1.6

Moving people or goods from one place to another

is narrower, pointing to one act or one vehicle rather than the whole system
delivery
vsconveyance
540 1.0

Bringing parcels or food to someone

is broader, covering any movement or the vehicle or method used for it
transfer
vsconveyance
355 3.2

An action of moving something to another place or person

focuses more on physical movement or the actual vehicle or method used
passage
vsconveyance
68 3.2

Movement of something from one place or state to another

is more concrete, focusing on physical movement or the vehicle involved
shipment
vsconveyance
66 2.1

To send goods to a place by ship, truck, or plane

is more general, applying to moving people or things and the means used
vehicle
vsconveyance
48 5.1

A way to show ideas or feelings to other people

highlights the action or the overall movement rather than just the means
transporter
vsconveyance
  • Specialized
18 4.6

A machine like a conveyor belt that moves boxes

is broader, including both the act of moving and the vehicle or method
transference
vsconveyance
11 6.8

Moving things, such as data, rights and ownership, from one place, form or person to another

is centered on moving people or things or the vehicle enabling that move
hauling
vsconveyance
11 2.6

The activity of moving goods by truck or large vehicle

can mean any movement of people or things or the vehicle enabling that move
carrying
vsconveyance
1 1.0

Moving something from one place to another

adds the idea that the term can also mean the vehicle or method used
transferral
vsconveyance
  • UK
1 6.3

The act of moving something between places or people

is tied more to transport and to the vehicle or method used
change of location
vsconveyance
1 2.4

A move of something from one place to another

adds the practical sense of moving people or goods or the vehicle used
haulage
vsconveyance
  • UK
1 6.2

The moving of goods by road or rail

is wider, covering any movement or the vehicle or method used, not only commercial
transplacement
vsconveyance
9.3

Moving something from one place to another, for example a machine

is wider, including both movement actions and the vehicle or method
bringing
vsconveyance
1.0

The act of carrying goods, mail, or news so someone receives them

is centered on movement itself or the vehicle or method used to move things
vection
vsconveyance
  • Archaic
9.9

Carrying things from one place to another

is the common modern term for the same action or the vehicle used

Antonyms

1 3.0

Staying in the same place and not changing position

Compounds

8.2

An official process that legally transfers ownership of property between people

8.6

A signed document that transfers land or a house from one person to another

How Fast

to plane
3.6
train
1.0
conveyance
5 5.0
car
1.0
bicycle
280 1.0
walking
1.0

Surface Forms

conveyance singular
conveyances plural

Morphology

conveyance = convey (transparent) = convey + ance

Formed by the verb 'convey' + the nominalizing suffix '-ance', giving the act or result of conveying (transporting).

Etymology

Conveyance comes from Latin parts con- 'together' and vehere 'to carry', and it shares the same root as vehicle. So a conveyance originally meant a way to 'carry' things, which is why we use it for transport or a vehicle.