Emily Dickinson Lexicon

EX-PORT, v.t. [L. exporto; ex and porto, to carry. Porto seems allied to fero, and Eng. bear. Class Br.]

To carry out; but appropriately, and perhaps exclusively, to convey or transport, in traffick, produce and goods from one country to another, or from one state or jurisdiction to another, either by water or land. We export wares and merchandise from the United States to Europe. The Northern States export manufactures to South Carolina and Georgia. Goods are exported from Persia to Syria and Egypt on camels.