transportation
/tɹænspɚˈteɪʃən/ noun B1- 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.
- Deportation to a penal colony. · Mulligan's sentence was commuted from death to transportation.
- A means or manner of conveyance; a system of conveyance. · Nice transportation, dude, but your brake lights are busted.· The hotel offers ground transportation to the airport.
- A ticket or fare.
- Punishment by sending to a penal colony, such as Australia.
Plural transportations
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This small staff was quite equal to all the requirements, for a canal between Beaucaire and Aiguemortes had revolutionized transportation by substituting boats for the cart and the stagecoach.
This incredible transportation network transformed the national economy and American society forever.
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