conveyance
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.
Definitions of conveyance
something that serves as a means of transportation
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synonyms:
transport-
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dollyconveyance consisting of a wheeled platform for moving heavy objects
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dollyconveyance consisting of a wheeled support on which a camera can be mounted
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horseboxa conveyance (railroad car or trailer) for transporting racehorses
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litterconveyance consisting of a chair or bed carried on two poles by bearers
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maila conveyance that transports the letters and packages that are conveyed by the postal system
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public transportconveyance for passengers or mail or freight
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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
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cargo ships, merchant marine, merchant vessels, shippingconveyance provided by the ships belonging to one country or industry
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sidecarconveyance consisting of a small carrier attached to the side of a motorcycle
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lift, ski lift, ski towa powered conveyance that carries skiers up a hill
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telfer, telpherone of the conveyances (or cars) in a telpherage
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trailera large transport conveyance designed to be pulled by a truck or tractor
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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
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vehiclea conveyance that transports people or objects
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Dodgem, bumper cara small low-powered electrically powered vehicle driven on a special platform where there are many others to be dodged
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autobus, bus, charabanc, coach, double-decker, jitney, motorbus, motorcoach, omnibus, passenger vehiclea vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport
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car carriera trailer that can be loaded with new cars for delivery to sales agencies
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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
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covered coucha litter with a cover for privacy
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crafta vehicle designed for navigation in or on water or air or through outer space
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deadheada train or bus or taxi traveling empty
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express, limitedpublic transport consisting of a fast train or bus that makes only a few scheduled stops
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localpublic transport consisting of a bus or train that stops at all stations or stops
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military vehiclevehicle used by the armed forces
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palankeen, palanquina closed litter carried on the shoulders of four bearers
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projectile, rocketany vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine
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rope towa ski tow offering only a moving rope to hold onto
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sedan, sedan chaira closed litter for one passenger
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semi, semitrailera trailer having wheels only in the rear; the front is supported by the towing vehicle
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shuttlepublic transport that consists of a bus or train or airplane that plies back and forth between two points
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skiboba vehicle resembling a bicycle but having skis instead of wheels; the rider wears short skis for balancing
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sled, sledge, sleigha vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow
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road roller, steamrollervehicle equipped with heavy wide smooth rollers for compacting roads and pavements
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stretchera litter for transporting people who are ill or wounded or dead; usually consists of a sheet of canvas stretched between two poles
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surface lifta ski tow that pulls skiers up a slope without lifting them off the ground
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railroad train, trainpublic transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive
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wheeled vehiclea vehicle that moves on wheels and usually has a container for transporting things or people
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rovera vehicle for exploring rough terrain, especially a planet or another extraterrestrial body
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instrumentality, instrumentationan artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end
the act of moving something from one location to another
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transfer, transferral, transport, transportation-
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transshipmentthe transfer from one conveyance to another for shipment
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airlift, lifttransportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable)
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connection, connexionshifting from one form of transportation to another
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bringing, deliverythe act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
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drivethe act of driving a herd of animals overland
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carrythe act of carrying something
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lighteragethe transportation of goods on a lighter
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relocation, resettlementthe transportation of people (as a family or colony) to a new settlement (as after an upheaval of some kind)
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teleportationa hypothetical mode of instantaneous transportation; matter is dematerialized at one place and recreated at another
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cattle drivedriving a bovine herd (as cows or bulls or steers)
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airdropdelivery of supplies or equipment or personnel by dropping them by parachute from an aircraft
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consignmentthe delivery of goods for sale or disposal
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handing over, passagethe act of passing something to another person
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postthe delivery and collection of letters and packages
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service, service of process, servingthe act of delivering a writ or summons upon someone
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backpacking, packingcarrying something in a pack on the back
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piggybackthe act of carrying something piggyback
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fireman’s carrythe act of carrying a person over your shoulder
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portagecarrying boats and supplies overland
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porteragethe transportation of burdens by porters
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movementthe act of changing the location of something
the transmission of information
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impartation, imparting-
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givingthe imparting of news or promises etc.
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transmissioncommunication by means of transmitted signals
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giving
act of transferring property title from one person to another
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conveyance of title, conveyancing, conveying-
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delivery, legal transfer, liverythe voluntary transfer of something (title or possession) from one party to another
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surrenderthe delivery of a principal into lawful custody
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bailmentthe delivery of personal property in trust by the bailor to the bailee
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transfer, transferencetransferring ownership
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delivery, legal transfer, livery
document effecting a property transfer
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quitclaim, quitclaim deeddocument transferring title or right or claim to another
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instrument, legal document, legal instrument, official document(law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right
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quitclaim, quitclaim deed
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