transportation

[trans-per-tey-shuhn]

noun

1. the act of transporting.

2. the state of being transported. transported.

3. the means of transport or conveyance.

4. the business of conveying people, goods, etc.

5. price of travel or transport by public conveyance; fare.

6. tickets or permits for transport or travel.

7. banishment, as of a criminal to a penal colony; deportation.

8. Also called Transportation Department. (initial capital letter),  the Department of Transportation.

transportation

/ ˌtrænspɔːˈteɪʃən /

noun

1. a means or system of transporting

2. the act of transporting or the state of being transported

3. (esp formerly) deportation to a penal colony

4. a ticket or fare

Other Word Forms

• nontransportation noun
• pretransportation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of transportation¹

First recorded in 1530–40; transport + -ation

Example Sentences

The service could also reduce the types of parcels delivered by air and rely more on ground transportation to save costs.

From BBC

Hunger intersects with nearly every facet of life: wages, geography, transportation, the trade-offs between buying groceries and paying for health care.

From Salon

For example, the Legislature recently reformed the California Environmental Quality Act, a well-intentioned 50-year-old law that had been twisted to obstruct construction projects, clean energy development and public transportation.

From Los Angeles Times

Many cities in Guangdong province have shut schools and some workplaces, as well as suspended public transportation.

From BBC

Argentina will host national mid-term elections in October, which are expected to serve as a referendum on his controversial policies, which include cuts to social programmes such as subsidies for transportation.

From BBC

Related Words

• shipment 
• shipping 
• transit 
• transport