transportation
[trans-per-tey-shuh n]
- the act of transporting.
- the state of being transported.
- the means of transport or conveyance.
- the business of conveying people, goods, etc.
- price of travel or transport by public conveyance; fare.
- tickets or permits for transport or travel.
- banishment, as of a criminal to a penal colony; deportation.
- (initial capital letter) Also called Transportation Department. Informal. the Department of Transportation.
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Origin of transportation
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Examples from the Web for transportation
Contemporary Examples
But with the pipeline, transportation costs drop and production would be higher.
The transportation service—and others like it—epitomize what the sharing economy is all about.
Sure, the Red Coats had the upper hand in terms of transportation, supplies and training.
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The problem was that Ernst was in Kuwait with the 1168 Transportation Company, a National Guard supply unit that she commanded.
In 2005, ‘Iowa Nice’ Ernst Helped to Oust Veterans From Local Board After They Opposed Her CandidacyBen Jacobs
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Going hands-free is just one of the perks of a place where the only form of transportation is by carriage, bike, or tractor.
Historical Examples
They were distributed among the captains of the fleet for transportation to Athens.
Stories from ThucydidesH. L. Havell
Two months later Florent was again sentenced to transportation.
The Fat and the ThinEmile Zola
The hay-press makes storage and transportation easier and cheaper.
The Age of InventionHolland Thompson
Tell Wilson to make out your transportation, so that you can start for your regiment tomorrow.
Si Klegg, Book 5 (of 6)John McElroy
Transportation, they tell me, has already nearly got rid of the gypsies.
Jack HintonCharles James Lever
transportation
- 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
n.
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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