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Meaning & Definition of Transportation in English

English

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.