Meaning & Definition of Transportation in English
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Transportation
/trænspərteʃən/
noun
1. A facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods
synonym:
- transportation system,
- transportation,
- transit
2. The act of moving something from one location to another
synonym:
- transportation,
- transport,
- transfer,
- transferral,
- conveyance
3. The sum charged for riding in a public conveyance
synonym:
- fare,
- transportation
4. The united states federal department that institutes and coordinates national transportation programs
- Created in 1966
synonym:
- Department of Transportation,
- Transportation,
- DoT
5. The commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials
synonym:
- transportation,
- shipping,
- transport
6. The act of expelling a person from their native land
- "Men in exile dream of hope"
- "His deportation to a penal colony"
- "The expatriation of wealthy farmers"
- "The sentence was one of transportation for life"
synonym:
- exile,
- deportation,
- expatriation,
- transportation
Examples of using
Tom knows how to operate practically any mode of transportation.
Several thousand people were deprived of transportation by the accident.
We were deprived of transportation.