Department of Transportation

American  

noun

1. the department of the U.S. federal government that coordinates and institutes national transportation programs. DOT

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Department of Transportation Cultural  

1. A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the national highways and for railroad and airline safety. It also manages Amtrak, the national railroad system, and the Coast Guard.

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Example Sentences

Officials avoided mass layoffs but closed the gap with budget cuts to city departments, including the Bureau of Engineering, Department of Transportation, Bureau of Street Lighting and Bureau of Street Services.

From Los Angeles Times

Michael Nagle, an attorney for the Department of Transportation, testified that he ran into Clark in a City Hall hallway in March 2015.

From Los Angeles Times

But there’s no snow on the 101 Freeway near Thousand Oaks — which might come as a surprise to those who spied an errant travel alert from the California Department of Transportation.

From Los Angeles Times

The road closed Monday after rockslides left “debris in the roadway at multiple locations,” according to the California Department of Transportation.

From Los Angeles Times

Department of Transportation said in a maritime advisory that U.S.-flagged ships should stay as far away as possible from Iranian waters, ANZ Research analysts note.

From The Wall Street Journal