Lewis & Short

trans-porto, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a., to carry over or across, to carry or convey from one place to another; to remove, transport.

  1. I. Lit. (class.): ad onera ac multitudinem jumentorum transportandam, Caes. B. G. 5, 1: exercitum, id. ib. 4, 16: duas legiones, id. B. C. 2, 23: equitem phalangemque ratibus, Curt. 7, 8, 6: exercitum in Macedoniam, Cic. Pis. 20, 47: Harudes in Galliam, Caes. B. G. 1, 37: exercitum in naves impositum in Hispaniam, Liv. 26, 17, 2: victorem exercitum (in Italiam), id. 45, 41, 7: pueros in Graeciam, Cic. Att. 7, 17, 1: quas (copias) secum transportārat, Nep. Milt. 3, 4: Agrippam in insulam, i. e. to transport, banish, Suet. Aug. 65 fin.
    With the body of water as the object: ripas horrendas et rauca fluenta, to carry across, Verg. A. 6, 328.
    With a twofold object: milites his navibus flumen transportat, Caes. B. C. 1, 54: exercitum Rhenum, id. B. G. 4, 16.
  2. II. Trop.: Danubius duratus glacie ingentia tergo bella transportat, Plin. Pan. 12, 3.