troop transport
2
4.9
- noun
- /truːp ˈtrænspɔrt/
- Specialized
:
transporte de tropas
- After the briefing, the general prepared to board a troop transport for immediate deployment.
- troop transport ship
- troop transports and supply
And then one day they start building troop transports.
- And then one day they start building troop transports.
Examples
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The military used a large troop transport to move soldiers to the front line.
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During World War II, she was taken over and fitted out by the Australian government as a troop transport.
Fiction book (1998) -
My father was on a troop transport during WWII and was ready for the invasion of Japan when the bomb was dropped.
Blog text (11) -
The South Africans used this facility for reconnaissance and troop transport purposes.
Academic text (1993) -
All in all, there were six troop transports, a jeep, and a couple of flatbed trailers with orange bulldozers strapped to their backs.
Fiction book (1999) -
After the landings at Okinawa, I received orders to report stateside for OCS and was transferred to the USS Marathon, a troop transport "deadheading home."
Blog text (11) -
In October 2006, shortly after stepping off a C-30 troop transport plane and nearly 20 hours after departing Andrews Air Force Base in Washington, I landed in Iraq to fulfill a long-planned visit with our troops.
Blog text (30) -
During the operation, several troop transports were deployed to carry troops across the sea.
Synonyms
18
4.9
A military vehicle that carries soldiers and their equipment
14
5.3
A military vehicle with metal protection that carries soldiers safely
8
4.0
A ship that carries soldiers or military equipment
8
3.7
A machine like a truck or tank that the army uses
7
4.2
A small boat that carries soldiers and equipment from ships to shore
3
4.4
A vehicle like a truck or plane that carries soldiers
1
7.4
A ship that carries soldiers, often during war
How Many
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a vehicle for carrying soldiers' is directly derived from combining 'troop' (soldiers) with 'transport' (movement/vehicle). This simple noun–noun composition follows regular English compounding patterns and has clear equivalents in other languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
The compound troop transport joins troop, a group of 'soldiers', and transport, a vehicle 'to carry' people. Picture a truck, ship, or helicopter full of soldiers moving to a base or the front line. That's why it means a vehicle used to carry soldiers.