Transportation Definition & Meaning

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Transportation

Transportation Definition And Meaning
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.

Transportation Definition And Meaning

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

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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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