Transportation

//tɹænspɔːˈteɪʃən// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of transporting, or the state of being transported; conveyance, often of people, goods etc. US, uncountable, usually

    "We have to get people out of their cars and encourage them to use alternative forms of transportation."

  2. 2
    the act of expelling a person from their native land wordnet
  3. 3
    Deportation to a penal colony. historical, uncountable, usually

    "Mulligan's sentence was commuted from death to transportation."

  4. 4
    the act of moving something from one location to another wordnet
  5. 5
    A means of conveyance. US, uncountable, usually

    "Nice transportation, dude, but your brake lights are busted."

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  1. 6
    the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials wordnet
  2. 7
    A ticket or fare. US, uncountable, usually

    "Sybil: [..] That reminds me, I haven't got my passes yet! Have you the transportation here from Cheyenne to San Francisco for Mrs. S. Johnston?" (Agent looks grave, goes back and fumbles at the papers on his desk, returns to the window with a slip of paper in his hand.) Agent: "We had transportation here made out for such a person, but it was called for several hours ago.""

  3. 8
    a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods wordnet
  4. 9
    the United States federal department that institutes and coordinates national transportation programs; created in 1966 wordnet
  5. 10
    the sum charged for riding in a public conveyance wordnet

Etymology

From transport + -ation.

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