| 单词 | conveyance |
| 释义 | conveyance (once / 1161 pages) 1n 2n Conveyance is a formal word that can mean either the transportation of something from one place to another, or the vehicle that does the transporting. Conveyance is a rather archaic — or old-fashioned — way to describe a mode of transportation. It's easy to imagine someone in the 1800s asking for a horse and carriage as their conveyance to a friend's house. Today, we'd skip the formalities and simply jump in the car and drive there ourselves. In its less common usage, a conveyance is a legal document that transfers ownership of a property from one person to another. WORD FAMILYconveyance: conveyancer, conveyances, conveyancing+/convey: conveyable, conveyance, conveyed, conveyer, conveying, conveyor, conveys/conveyancer: conveyancers/conveyancing: conveyancings/conveyer: conveyers/conveying: conveyings/conveyor: conveyors USAGE EXAMPLESBut the A100 was very much a work truck at heart, and far from the suburban-tuned conveyance that the true minivans would someday become. New York Times(Dec 15, 2016) But our conveyance would also be inseparable from the continent’s history and struggle to forge a different kind of present. New York Times(Nov 03, 2016) The water is perfectly clean tap water, but the conveyance seems wrong. The Guardian(Oct 23, 2016) 1 1n something that serves as a means of transportation Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper transport Merrimac an ironclad vessel built by the Confederate forces in the hope of breaking the blockade imposed by the North Monitoran ironclad vessel built by Federal forces to do battle with the Merrimac B-52United States military aircraft; B- stands for bomber H.M.S. Bountya ship of the British navy; in 1789 part of the crew mutinied against their commander William Bligh and set him afloat in an open boat Mayflowerthe ship in which the Pilgrim Fathers sailed from England to Massachusetts in 1620 USS Colea United States destroyer Old Ironsidesa United States 44-gun frigate that was one of the first three naval ships built by the United States; it won brilliant victories over British frigates during the War of 1812 and is without doubt the most famous ship in the history of the United States Navy; it has been rebuilt and is anchored in the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston Graf Zeppelina large rigid dirigible designed to carry passengers or bombs dolly conveyance consisting of a wheeled platform for moving heavy objects dollyconveyance consisting of a wheeled support on which a camera can be mounted horseboxa conveyance (railroad car or trailer) for transporting racehorses litterconveyance consisting of a chair or bed carried on two poles by bearers maila conveyance that transports the letters and packages that are conveyed by the postal system public transportconveyance for passengers or mail or freight roll-on roll-offa method of transport (as a ferry or train or plane) that vehicles roll onto at the beginning and roll off of at the destination cargo ships, merchant marine, merchant vessels, shippingconveyance provided by the ships belonging to one country or industry sidecarconveyance consisting of a small carrier attached to the side of a motorcycle lift, ski lift, ski towa powered conveyance that carries skiers up a hill telfer, telpherone of the conveyances (or cars) in a telpherage trailera large transport conveyance designed to be pulled by a truck or tractor aerial tramway, cable tramway, ropeway, tram, tramwaya conveyance that transports passengers or freight in carriers suspended from cables and supported by a series of towers vehiclea conveyance that transports people or objects Dodgem, bumper cara small low-powered electrically powered vehicle driven on a special platform where there are many others to be dodged autobus, bus, charabanc, coach, double-decker, jitney, motorbus, motorcoach, omnibus, passenger vehiclea vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport car carriera trailer that can be loaded with new cars for delivery to sales agencies chair lift, chairlifta ski lift on which riders (skiers or sightseers) are seated and carried up or down a mountainside; seats are hung from an endless overhead cable covered coucha litter with a cover for privacy crafta vehicle designed for navigation in or on water or air or through outer space deadheada train or bus or taxi traveling empty express, limitedpublic transport consisting of a fast train or bus that makes only a few scheduled stops localpublic transport consisting of a bus or train that stops at all stations or stops military vehiclevehicle used by the armed forces palankeen, palanquina closed litter carried on the shoulders of four bearers projectile, rocketany vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine rope towa ski tow offering only a moving rope to hold onto sedan, sedan chaira closed litter for one passenger semi, semitrailera trailer having wheels only in the rear; the front is supported by the towing vehicle shuttlepublic transport that consists of a bus or train or airplane that plies back and forth between two points skiboba vehicle resembling a bicycle but having skis instead of wheels; the rider wears short skis for balancing sled, sledge, sleigha vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow road roller, steamrollervehicle equipped with heavy wide smooth rollers for compacting roads and pavements stretchera litter for transporting people who are ill or wounded or dead; usually consists of a sheet of canvas stretched between two poles surface lifta ski tow that pulls skiers up a slope without lifting them off the ground railroad train, trainpublic transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive wheeled vehiclea vehicle that moves on wheels and usually has a container for transporting things or people instrumentality, instrumentation an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end 2n the act of moving something from one location to another Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper transfer, transferral, transport, transportation Berlin airlift airlift in 1948 that supplied food and fuel to citizens of west Berlin when the Russians closed off land access to Berlin transshipment the transfer from one conveyance to another for shipment airlift, lifttransportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable) connection, connexionshifting from one form of transportation to another bringing, deliverythe act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail) drivethe act of driving a herd of animals overland carrythe act of carrying something lighteragethe transportation of goods on a lighter relocation, resettlementthe transportation of people (as a family or colony) to a new settlement (as after an upheaval of some kind) teleportationa hypothetical mode of instantaneous transportation; matter is dematerialized at one place and recreated at another cattle drivedriving a bovine herd (as cows or bulls or steers) airdropdelivery of supplies or equipment or personnel by dropping them by parachute from an aircraft consignmentthe delivery of goods for sale or disposal handing over, passagethe act of passing something to another person postthe delivery and collection of letters and packages service, service of process, servingthe act of delivering a writ or summons upon someone backpacking, packingcarrying something in a pack on the back piggybackthe act of carrying something piggyback fireman's carrythe act of carrying a person over your shoulder portagecarrying boats and supplies overland porteragethe transportation of burdens by porters movement the act of changing the location of something 3n the transmission of information 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper impartation, imparting giving the imparting of news or promises etc. transmission communication by means of transmitted signals 1n act of transferring property title from one person to another Syn|Hypo|Hyper conveyance of title, conveyancing, conveying delivery, legal transfer, livery the voluntary transfer of something (title or possession) from one party to another surrenderthe delivery of a principal into lawful custody bailmentthe delivery of personal property in trust by the bailor to the bailee transfer, transference transferring ownership 2n document effecting a property transfer Hypo|Hyper quitclaim, quitclaim deed document transferring title or right or claim to another instrument, legal document, legal instrument, official document (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right |
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