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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
trans·por·ta·tion       [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.

[Origin: 1530–40; transport + -ation]
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trans·por·ta·tion       (trāns'pər-tā'shən)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
    1. The act or an instance of transporting.
    2. The state of being transported.
  1. A means of conveyance.
  2. The business of conveying passengers or goods.
  3. A charge for public conveyance; fare.
  4. Deportation to a penal colony.

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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

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.

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