transportation

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US /tɹænspɚˈteɪʃən/ UK /tɹænspɔːˈteɪʃən/ See IPA manual

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Meanings

1

noun
The system or means of moving people or goods from one place to another.

We need to improve public transportation in rural areas.
2

noun
The act or process of moving people or goods from one place to another.

The transportation of the goods took three days.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the system or means of... transit transport

2 noun · the act or process of... transfer conveyance

Word family

Forms transportations

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Phrases (1)

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transportation system
the connected vehicles, routes, and facilities used to move people or goods

Noun + noun

Etymology

From transport + -ation.

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