teleport
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English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Back-formation from teleportation.
Verb
teleport (third-person singular simple present teleports, present participle teleporting, simple past and past participle teleported)
- (intransitive) To travel, often instantaneously, from one point to another without physically crossing the distance between the two points.
- 1980 October, Douglas Adams, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe, London: Pan Books, →ISBN, page 170:
- I teleported home one night
With Ron and Sid and Meg.
Ron stole Meggie's heart away
And I got Sidney's leg.
- (transitive) To move (an object) in this fashion, as by telekinesis.
Synonyms
- teletransport
- (to travel from one point to another without physically crossing the distance): beam up, transport, jump
Related terms
Translations
travel without physically crossing distance
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move an object by teleportation
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Noun
teleport (plural teleports)
- (science fiction) Synonym of teleporter (“science fiction device”)
Etymology 2
Noun
teleport (plural teleports)
- (telecommunications) A satellite ground station.
- 2004, D. K. Sachdev, Business Strategies For Satellite Systems, page 131:
- Teleports provide access to multiple satellites and other media as well. Independently owned teleports may also provide competitive access to different satellite systems.
Anagrams
Swedish
Noun
teleport c
- (science fiction) a teleport
- Han steg in i teleporten
- He stepped into the teleport
Declension
Declension of teleport