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trans·por·ta·tion 
[trans-per-tey-shuhn] Pronunciation Key
[trans-per-tey-shuhn] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | the act of transporting. |
| 2. | the state of being transported. |
| 3. | the means of transport or conveyance. |
| 4. | the business of conveying people, goods, etc. |
| 5. | price of travel or transport by public conveyance; fare. |
| 6. | tickets or permits for transport or travel. |
| 7. | banishment, as of a criminal to a penal colony; deportation. |
| 8. | (initial capital letter) Also called Transportation Department. Informal. the Department of Transportation. |
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| trans·por·ta·tion
(trāns'pər-tā'shən) Pronunciation Key
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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| transportation | |
noun | |
| 1. | a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods [syn: transportation system] |
| 2. | the act of moving something from one location to another |
| 3. | the sum charged for riding in a public conveyance [syn: fare] |
| 4. | the United States federal department that institutes and coordinates national transportation programs; created in 1966 [syn: Department of Transportation] |
| 5. | the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials |
| 6. | the act of expelling a person from their native land; "men in exile dream of hope"; "his deportation to a penal colony"; "the expatriation of wealthy farmers"; "the sentence was one of transportation for life" [syn: exile] |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Transportation
Trans`por*ta"tion\, n. [L. transportatio: cf. F. transportation.]1. The act of transporting, or the state of being transported; carriage from one place to another; removal; conveyance. To provide a vessel for their transportation. --Sir H. Wotton. 2. Transport; ecstasy. [R.] --South.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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