transportation (ˌtrænspɔːˈteɪʃən
)
Definitions
noun
- a means or system of transporting
- the act of transporting or the state of being transported
- (esp formerly) deportation to a penal colony
- 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.
, 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.
, Diamonds in the Dust (1993)