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transportation Definition

trans·por·ta·tion (trans′pər tā′s̸hən, -pôr-)

noun

  1. a transporting or being transported
  2. ☆
    1. a means or system of conveyance
    2. the work or business of conveying passengers or goods
  3. ☆ fare or a ticket for being transported
  4. banishment for crime, as to a penal colony; deportation

Etymology: Fr < L transportatio

transportation Related Forms

trans′·por·ta′·tional adjective

transportation Synonyms

transportation

n.

conveying, conveyance, carrying, hauling, shipping, shipment, transport, haulage, portage, carting, moving, transferring, truckage, freightage, air lift, transference, transit, passage, ferriage, telpherage; see also transport.

transportation Law Definition

n

  1. The movement by a carrier of either people, goods, or products from one location to another.
  2. A kind of criminal punishment, whereby a convicted criminal is sent out of the country to an offshore penal colony for a specified period of time. See also deport and deportation.

transportation Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • pallet: This will include transportation of pallets to and from the warehouse.
  • coal: The expanded internal railroad system was used for the transportation of coal, coke, iron ore and limestone.

Converse of object

  • arrange: All items are sold as seen and the buyer will be required to arrange transportation.
  • await: It will join a few others in cold storage to await transportation to the show.

Adjective modifier

  • onward: The booths contain touch-screen information on onward transportation, local amenities, airport navigation, parking and live flight information.
  • interstate: It was CORE that forced the issue of desegregation in interstate transportation with the Freedom Rides of 1961.
  • convenient: Other than the obvious reason of having convenient transportation, are there any other pressing reasons for buying a car?
  • complimentary: The hotel provides complimentary airport transportation throughout the day.
  • automotive: Aims to help create efficient, affordable, safe and sustainable automotive transportation.
  • unnecessary: Reducing waste removals to once per month from four times, thus reducing carbon emissions caused by unnecessary transportation.

Modifies a noun

  • hub: Arrivals in airports and other transportation hubs will be greeted with a hand-held sign.
  • infrastructure: A computer failure in the transportation infrastructure goes beyond its immediate platform.
  • corridor: In addition there are several other areas in highly visible locations which would benefit from enhancement, for example on main transportation corridors.
  • fuel: Similarly, transportation fuels derived from biomass cannot at present compete with fuels derived from petroleum.

Noun used with modifier

  • cargo: Famagusta, the principal sea port of North Cyprus is also important for cargo transportation.
  • freight: Our company provides service in the general commodity freight transportation industry.
  • air: Repair parts are picked up by the platoon using ground or air transportation.
  • battalion: He coordinates air and ground transportation through the support battalion transportation officer to bring repair parts forward and evacuate damaged equipment.
  • rail: Balfour Beatty specializes in healthcare, education and road and rail transportation.
  • shuttle: Options for reaching the resort include self-drive, bus or shuttle bus transportation from Seoul.