teleport

¹

[ tel-uh-pawrt, -pohrt ]

verb (used with object)

1. to transport (a body) by telekinesis.

teleport

²

[ tel-uh-pawrt, -pohrt ]

noun

1. a regional telecommunications network that provides access to communications satellites and other long distance media; telecommunications hub.

teleport

/ ˈtɛlɪˌpɔːt /

verb

1. tr (in science fiction) to transport (a person or object) across a distance instantaneously

Derived Forms

• ˌteleporˈtation, noun

Other Words From

• tele·por·tation tele·portage noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of teleport¹

1950–55; back formation from teleportation, equivalent to tele- ¹ + (trans)portation

Origin of teleport²

First recorded in 1980–85; tele- ¹ + port ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of teleport¹

C20: from tele- + port ⁵

Example Sentences

Giannis Antetokounmpo, who often teleports from halfcourt to the rim with a single dribble and somehow produces in the paint like Shaq despite having a Stretch Armstrong-like elasticity.

From FiveThirtyEight

Players’ hands float in midair as they vault across virtual space, crudely teleporting from point to point.

From Washington Post

He’s a preternaturally instinctual defender, and at times he appears gifted with the ability to teleport into passing lanes.

From FiveThirtyEight

A Swiss group, for example, used China’s data to synthesize SARS-CoV-2’s entire genome in the lab, essentially instantly teleporting it into their hands without having to wait for physical samples.

From Singularity Hub 

Sneaky spheresA classic gimmick, Murphy’s Cup and Balls lets quick-handed performers “teleport” wool orbs between aluminum containers as they slide them around a table.

From Popular-Science

They're just finding out their powers—one is a telepath, another levitates, a third is a teleport.

From Project Gutenberg

We'll need more televisor machines, more teleport machines, some for use on Mars and Venus, others for the Jovian moons.

From Project Gutenberg

He could teleport parts from it; he could hold other parts more tightly together by using the same power.

From Project Gutenberg

If the same rule holds for the aliens as for us, I don't think they would have time to teleport it away.

From Project Gutenberg

Malone thought, if you put handcuffs on a teleport, would the handcuffs vanish when the teleport did?

From Project Gutenberg

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