[ˈtɛlɪpɔːt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- (especially in science fiction) transport or be transported across space and distance instantly
(e.g: who needs a flying carpet if you can teleport yourself and your belongings?)


Phrases:

Origin:
late 19th century (as a noun in the sense ‘hypothetical device for transporting people across space and distance instantly’): from tele- ‘at a distance’ + a shortened form of transportation, perhaps after telephone. The verb dates from the 1930s and is a back-formation from teleportation

[ˈtɛlɪpɔːt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a centre providing interconnections between different forms of telecommunications, especially one which links satellites to ground-based communications

- an act of teleporting


Phrases:

Origin:
late 19th century (as a noun in the sense ‘hypothetical device for transporting people across space and distance instantly’): from tele- ‘at a distance’ + a shortened form of transportation, perhaps after telephone. The verb dates from the 1930s and is a back-formation from teleportation