transportation
[ trans-per-tey-shuh n ]
/ ˌtræns pərˈteɪ ʃən /
noun
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British Dictionary definitions for transportation
transportation
/ (ˌtrænspɔːˈteɪʃən) /
noun
a means or system of transporting
the act of transporting or the state of being transported
(esp formerly) deportation to a penal colony
mainly US a ticket or fare
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Word Origin and History for transportation
transportation
1530s, "act of transporting," noun of action from transport (v.). Middle English used verbal noun transporting (early 15c.). In the sense of "means of conveyance" it is first recorded 1853.
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