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con·vey·ance  (kn-vns)

n.

1. The act of conveying.

2. A means of conveying, especially a vehicle for transportation.

3. Law

a. Transfer of title to property from one person to another.

b. The document by which a property transfer is effected.

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con·veyanc·er n.

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conveyance

Noun

1. Old-fashioned a vehicle

2. Law

a. a transfer of the legal title to property

b. the document effecting such a transfer

3. the act of conveying: the conveyance of cycles on peak hour trains

conveyancer n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	conveyance - document effecting a property transfer legal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument - (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right quitclaim, quitclaim deed - document transferring title or right or claim to another law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
	2.	conveyance - the transmission of information impartation, imparting transmission - communication by means of transmitted signals giving - the imparting of news or promises etc.; "he gave us the news and made a great show of the giving"; "giving his word of honor seemed to come too easily"
	3.	conveyance - something that serves as a means of transportation transport dolly - conveyance consisting of a wheeled platform for moving heavy objects dolly - conveyance consisting of a wheeled support on which a camera can be mounted horsebox - a conveyance (railroad car or trailer) for transporting racehorses instrumentation, instrumentality - an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end litter - conveyance consisting of a chair or bed carried on two poles by bearers mail - a conveyance that transports the letters and packages that are conveyed by the postal system public transport - conveyance for passengers or mail or freight roll-on roll-off - a 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 vessels, shipping, merchant marine - conveyance provided by the ships belonging to one country or industry sidecar - conveyance consisting of a small carrier attached to the side of a motorcycle ski lift, ski tow, lift - a powered conveyance that carries skiers up a hill telfer, telpher - one of the conveyances (or cars) in a telpherage trailer - a large transport conveyance designed to be pulled by a truck or tractor aerial tramway, cable tramway, ropeway, tram, tramway - a conveyance that transports passengers or freight in carriers suspended from cables and supported by a series of towers vehicle - a conveyance that transports people or objects
	4.	conveyance - act of transferring property title from one person to another conveyance of title, conveyancing, conveying transference, transfer - transferring ownership legal transfer, livery, delivery - the voluntary transfer of something (title or possession) from one party to another
	5.	conveyance - the act of moving something from one location to another transfer, transferral, transportation, transport movement - the act of changing the location of something; "the movement of cargo onto the vessel" transshipment - the transfer from one conveyance to another for shipment airlift, lift - transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable) connexion, connection - shifting from one form of transportation to another; "the plane was late and he missed his connection in Atlanta" bringing, delivery - the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail); "his reluctant delivery of bad news" drive - the act of driving a herd of animals overland carry - the act of carrying something pickup - the act of taking aboard passengers or freight lighterage - the transportation of goods on a lighter relocation, resettlement - the transportation of people (as a family or colony) to a new settlement (as after an upheaval of some kind) teleportation - a hypothetical mode of instantaneous transportation; matter is dematerialized at one place and recreated at another

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conveyance

noun 1. (Old-fashioned) vehicle, transport

noun 2. transportation, movement, transfer, transport, transmission, carriage, transference

Translations

conveyance [kənˈveɪəns] n [of goods] → transporte m (= vehicle); vehículo, medio de transporte

conveyance [kənˈveɪəns] n [of goods] → transport m de marchandises (= vehicle); moyen m de transport

conveyance [kənˈveɪəns] convey n → Beförderung f, Spedition f;

(vehicle) → Gefährt nt

conveyance [kənˈveɪəns] n [of goods] → trasporto (= vehicle); mezzo di trasporto