Transportation
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /tɹænspɔːˈteɪʃən/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Transportation is a noun meaning (US) A means of conveyance.
Meaning
(US) A means of conveyance.
More Meanings
- (US) A ticket or fare.
- (chiefly US) The act of transporting, or the state of being transported; conveyance, often of people, goods etc.
- (historical) Deportation to a penal colony.
Example Sentences
Nice transportation, dude, but your brake lights are busted.
Mulligan's sentence was commuted from death to transportation.
We have to get people out of their cars and encourage them to use alternative forms of 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.
Word Forms
- transportations
Synonyms for transportation
Depending on context, synonyms include transfer, conveyance, transport, transferral, shipping, transit.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include shipping, conveyance, transport, transit, transfer, transferral.
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