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- Dictionarytransportation/trɑːnspɔːˈteɪʃən/
noun
- 1. the action of transporting someone or something or the process of being transported: "the era of global mass transportation"
- 2. the action or practice of transporting convicts to a penal colony. historical
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TRANSPORTATION definition: 1. the movement of people or goods from one place to another: 2. a vehicle or system of vehicles…. Learn more.
1. : an act, process, or instance of transporting or being transported. 2. a. : means of conveyance or travel from one place to another. b. : public conveyance of passengers or goods especially as a commercial enterprise. 3. : banishment to a penal colony. transportational. ˌtran (t)s-pər-ˈtā-shnəl. -shə-nᵊl. adjective. Synonyms. lift. ride.
Transport (in British English) or transportation (in American English) is the intentional movement of humans, animals, and goods from one location to another. Modes of transport include air, land (rail and road), water, cable, pipelines, and space. The field can be divided into infrastructure, vehicles, and operations.
a vehicle or system of vehicles, such as buses, trains, etc. for getting from one place to another: Bicycles are a cheap and efficient form / means of transportation. investment in public transportation (= buses, trains, etc. available for everyone to use) Do you have your own transportation (= vehicle)? Fewer examples.
noun. the act of transporting. the state of being transported. 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.
TRANSPORT definition: 1. the movement of people or goods from one place to another: 2. a system of vehicles, such as…. Learn more.
Definitions of transportation. noun. the act of moving something from one location to another. synonyms: conveyance, transfer, transferral, transport. see more. noun. the act of expelling a person from their native land. “the sentence was one of transportation for life” synonyms: deportation, exile, expatriation. see more. noun.
[uncountable] the activity or business of carrying goods from one place to another using trucks, trains, etc. the transportation of heavy loads. transportation costs. (in the past) the act of sending criminals to a place that is far away as a form of punishment.
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.
Transport definition: to carry, move, or convey from one place to another.. See examples of TRANSPORT used in a sentence.
