conveyance
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- noun
- /kənˈveɪəns/
- "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
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Examples
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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.
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A closed conveyance is in the yard.
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Our only problem at the moment is to find some form of conveyance from here to Allahabad.
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Ah, some refreshment and a conveyance.
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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.
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In remote areas, bicycles are often the fastest conveyance for reaching nearby villages.
Synonyms
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Bringing parcels or food to someone
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1.6
Moving people or goods from one place to another
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3.2
An action of moving something to another place or person
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2.2
A system that moves people or goods, often by vehicles
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4.6
A machine like a conveyor belt that moves boxes
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3.2
Movement of something from one place or state to another
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5.1
A way to show ideas or feelings to other people
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2.1
To send goods to a place by ship, truck, or plane
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Moving things, such as data, rights and ownership, from one place, form or person to another
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Moving something from one place to another
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The activity of moving goods by truck or large vehicle
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A move of something from one place to another
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The act of carrying goods, mail, or news so someone receives them
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The act of moving something between places or people
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The moving of goods by road or rail
Moving something from one place to another, for example a machine
Carrying things from one place to another
Antonyms
Compounds
- Formal
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A signed document that transfers land or a house from one person to another
- Formal
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An official process that legally transfers ownership of property between people
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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.