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transportation

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trans·por·ta·tion  (trnspr-tshn)
n.
1.
a. The act or an instance of transporting.
b. The state of being transported.
2. A means of conveyance.
3. The business of conveying passengers or goods.
4. A charge for public conveyance; fare.
5. Deportation to a penal colony.

transportation
Noun
1. a means or system of transporting
2. the act of transporting or the state of being transported
3. History deportation to a penal colony
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Noun1.transportationtransportation - a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods
airfield, flying field, landing field, field - a place where planes take off and land
air transportation system - a transportation system for moving passengers or goods by air
bridge, span - a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
facility, installation - a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry; "the assembly plant is an enormous facility"
highway system - a transportation system consisting of roads for motor transport
infrastructure, base - the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area; "the industrial base of Japan"
line - a commercial organization serving as a common carrier
public transit - a public transportation system for moving passengers
public transport - conveyance for passengers or mail or freight
short line - a transportation system that operates over relatively short distances
telferage, telpherage - a transportation system in which cars (telphers) are suspended from cables and operated on electricity
depot, terminal, terminus - station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods
way - any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another; "he said he was looking for the way out"
2.transportationtransportation - the act of moving something from one location to another
movement - the act of changing the location of something; "the movement of cargo onto the vessel"
transshipment - the transfer from one conveyance to another for shipment
airlift, lift - transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable)
connexion, connection - shifting from one form of transportation to another; "the plane was late and he missed his connection in Atlanta"
bringing, delivery - the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail); "his reluctant delivery of bad news"
drive - the act of driving a herd of animals overland
carry - the act of carrying something
pickup - the act of taking aboard passengers or freight
lighterage - the transportation of goods on a lighter
relocation, resettlement - the transportation of people (as a family or colony) to a new settlement (as after an upheaval of some kind)
teleportation - a hypothetical mode of instantaneous transportation; matter is dematerialized at one place and recreated at another
3.transportationtransportation - the sum charged for riding in a public conveyance
charge - the price charged for some article or service; "the admission charge"
airfare - the fare charged for traveling by airplane
bus fare, carfare - the fare charged for riding a bus or streetcar
cab fare, taxi fare - the fare charged for riding in a taxicab
train fare - the fare charged for traveling by train
4.Transportation - the United States federal department that institutes and coordinates national transportation programs; created in 1966
executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States
FAA, Federal Aviation Agency - an agency in the Department of Transportation that is responsible for the safety of civilian aviation
Transportation Security Administration, TSA - an agency established in 2001 to safeguard United States transportation systems and insure safe air travel
U. S. Coast Guard, United States Coast Guard, US Coast Guard - an agency of the Department of Transportation responsible for patrolling shores and facilitating nautical commerce
5.transportationtransportation - the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials
commerce, commercialism, mercantilism - transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)
business enterprise, commercial enterprise, business - the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects; "computers are now widely used in business"
air transport, air transportation - transportation by air
navigation - ship traffic; "the channel will be open to navigation as soon as the ice melts"
hauling, trucking, truckage - the activity of transporting goods by truck
freight, freightage - transporting goods commercially at rates cheaper than express rates
expressage, express - rapid transport of goods
ferrying, ferry - transport by boat or aircraft
on-line, online - on a regular route of a railroad or bus or airline system; "on-line industries"
off-line - not on a regular route of a transportation system; "an off-line ticket office"
6.transportation - 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"
banishment, proscription - rejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing someone
Translations
transportation [trænspɔːˈteɪʃən] ntransporte m [of prisoners] → deportación f
transportation [trænspɔːˈteɪʃən] transport n(moyen m de) transport m [of prisoners]; transportation f;
Department of Transportation (US) → ministère m des Transports
transportation [ˈtrænspɔːˈteɪʃən] transport nTransport m, Beförderung f;
(means of transport) → Beförderungsmittel nt;
Department of Transportation transport (US) → Verkehrsministerium nt
transportation [ˈtrænspɔːˈteɪʃən] n(mezzo di) trasporto; [of prisoners] → deportazione f;
Department of Transportation (US) → Ministero dei Trasporti


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