vervoer

Definitions of vervoer
  1. noun
    the act of moving something from one location to another
    synonyms: transport
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    luchtbrug
    transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable)
    aflevering, bezorging, leverantie, levering, traditie, verschaffing, voorziening
    the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
    drijfjacht, klopjacht
    the act of driving a herd of animals overland
    consignatiegoederen, handeltje, partij
    the delivery of goods for sale or disposal
    fustage
    carrying something in a pack on the back
  2. noun
    the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials
    synonyms: navigatie, scheepvaart, scheepvaartverkeer, transport, vaart, vervrachting
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    bestek, navigatie
    ship traffic
    overzetveer, pontveer, veer, veerdienst
    transport by boat or aircraft
    type of:
    business, commerce, commercie, handel, handelsverkeer, zaak
    the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects
  3. noun
    something that serves as a means of transportation
    synonyms: clipper, transportmiddel, transporttoestel, transportvliegtuig, transportwezen, vervoermiddel
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    luchtschip
    a large rigid dirigible designed to carry passengers or bombs
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    brancard, draagstoel
    conveyance consisting of a chair or bed carried on two poles by bearers
    handelsvloot, koopvaardij, koopvaardijvloot, koopvaart, scheepvaartverkeer, vervrachting
    conveyance provided by the ships belonging to one country or industry
    zijspan
    conveyance consisting of a small carrier attached to the side of a motorcycle
    skilift, sleeplift
    a powered conveyance that carries skiers up a hill
    oplegger, trailer
    a large transport conveyance designed to be pulled by a truck or tractor
    inslagzijde, tram, trambaan, tramlijn, tramweg
    a conveyance that transports passengers or freight in carriers suspended from cables and supported by a series of towers
    vehikel, voertuig
    a conveyance that transports people or objects
    dubbeldekker, etagebed, omnibus, stapelbed
    a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport
    stoeltjeslift
    a 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
    handwerk, kunstindustrie, kunstnijverheid, vaartuig
    a vehicle designed for navigation in or on water or air or through outer space
    snelbus
    public transport consisting of a fast train or bus that makes only a few scheduled stops
    boemel, boemeltje, boemeltrein, lokaaltje, lokaaltrein, omnibus, stoptrein
    public transport consisting of a bus or train that stops at all stations or stops
    palankijn
    a closed litter carried on the shoulders of four bearers
    lanceerraket, raket
    any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine
    sedan
    a closed litter for one passenger
    inslagspoel, schieter, schietspoel, spoel, weefspoel, weversspoel
    public transport that consists of a bus or train or airplane that plies back and forth between two points
    ar, arrenslede, arrenslee, arreslede, arreslee, moker, slede, slee, vuist, vuisthamer
    a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow
    stoomwals
    vehicle equipped with heavy wide smooth rollers for compacting roads and pavements
    stretcher, veldbed
    a litter for transporting people who are ill or wounded or dead; usually consists of a sheet of canvas stretched between two poles
    karavaan, speelgoedtrein, trein, treinstel
    public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive
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    installatie
    an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end
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