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Definition of “transportation

transportation (ˌtrænspɔːˈteɪʃənPronunciation for transportation

Definitions

noun

  1. a means or system of transporting
  2. the act of transporting or the state of being transported
  3. (esp formerly) deportation to a penal colony
  4. mainly US a ticket or fare

Usage examples

  • Food, like space, was desperately short -- a consequence, all recognized, of the breakdown of the transportation services of the Reich.
    Townsend, Eileen, In Love and War (1989)
  • Of 626 patients surveyed, 11 % were judged not to have needed ambulance transportation to an emergency department.
    British Medical Journal (2002)
  • Such holiday joy for millions of Chinese is tempered this week by the ordeal of facing an overloaded transportation system.
    Globe and Mail (2003)
  • Animal Aid director Andrew Tyler said the production, capture and transportation of fish led to a great deal of disease and death.
    Sun, News of the World (2002)
  • Such people help with babysitting, or cleaning, or transportation.
    Tada, Joni Eareckson, Diamonds in the Dust (1993)

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