conveyance

Everyday

1. (formal) A conveyance is a vehicle or any way of carrying people or things: "a horse-drawn conveyance". tree →
2. (formal) Conveyance is the act of carrying or moving something from one place to another. tree →
3. (law) Conveyance (conveyancing) is the legal work of passing the ownership of a house or land to someone else. tree →

In the lessons

In formal and old-fashioned writing, a "conveyance" means a carriage, cart, car or bus. In science, the conveyance of water through a plant or pipes means carrying it. Lawyers do conveyancing when a house is sold. Phrases: means of conveyance, public conveyance.

Examples

• The carriage was a fine conveyance pulled by four horses. tree →
• Buses are a cheap means of conveyance. tree →
• The conveyance of goods by canal was slow. tree →
• Pipes provide the conveyance of water to the town. tree →
• The lawyer handled the conveyance of the house. tree →
• "What is this strange conveyance?" asked the knight, looking at the car. tree →
• I shall start on my travels, but what conveyance shall I choose? tree →

Note

Formal and old-fashioned. Verb: convey (to carry; to make an idea known). Everyday words: vehicle, transport. A conveyor belt carries things along in a factory.