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Vinony

transportation

noun

  1. deliberate movement of passengers or cargo from one place to another
  2. branch of industry involved in moving things between locations
  3. vehicle for moving things
  4. move from one place to another, moving from one place to another (not means of transportation/vehicle itself)
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /tɹænspɔːˈteɪʃən/ / /tɹænspɚˈteɪʃən/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English transport Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English transportation From transport + -ation.

  1. The act of transporting, or the state of being transported; conveyance, often of people, goods etc.

    “We have to get people out of their cars and encourage them to use alternative forms of transportation.”

  2. Deportation to a penal colony.

    “Mulligan's sentence was commuted from death to transportation.”

    “Redpath was sentenced to transportation for life, and his assets, amounting to over £25,000, went to reduce the sum that the Great Northern had to find.”

  3. A means of conveyance.

    “Nice transportation, dude, but your brake lights are busted.”

  4. A ticket or fare.

    “Sybil: [..] That reminds me, I haven't got my passes yet! Have you the transportation here from Cheyenne to San Francisco for Mrs. S. Johnston?" (Agent looks grave, goes back and fumbles at the papers on his desk, returns to the window with a slip of paper in his hand.) Agent: "We had transportation here made out for such a person, but it was called for several hours ago."”