About The Word Transportation
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Transportation
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What's The Definition Of Transportation?
[n] the act of expelling a person from their native land; "men in exile dream of hope"; "his deportation to a penal colony"; "the expatriation of wealthy farmers"; "the sentence was one of transportation for life"
[n] the act of transporting something from one location to another [n] the commercial enterprise of transporting goods and materials [n] facility consisting of the roads and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods [n] the federal department that institutes and coordinates national transportation programs; created in 1966 [n] the sum charged for riding in a public conveyance Synonyms | Synonyms for Transportation: conveyance | Department of Transportation | deportation | exile | expatriation | fare | shipping | transfer | transferral | transit | transport | transportation system Related Terms | Find terms related to Transportation: See Also | airfare | airfield | airlift | banishment | base | bridge | bringing | bus fare | business | business enterprise | cab fare | carfare | carry | charge | commerce | commercial enterprise | commercialism | connection | connexion | delivery | depot | drive | executive department | express | expressage | facility | ferry | ferrying | field | flying field | freight | freightage | hauling | highway system | infrastructure | installation | landing field | lift | lighterage | line | mercantilism | movement | navigation | pickup | proscription | public transit | public transport | relocation | resettlement | short line | span | taxi fare | telferage | telpherage | terminal | terminus | train fare | transplantation | transshipment | trucking | way Transportation In Webster's Dictionary \Trans`por*ta"tion\, n. [L. transportatio: cf. F.
transportation.]
1. The act of transporting, or the state of being
transported; carriage from one place to another; removal;
conveyance.
To provide a vessel for their transportation. --Sir
H. Wotton.
2. Transport; ecstasy. [R.] --South.
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