US /tɹænspɚˈteɪʃən/ UK /tɹænspɔːˈteɪʃən/
noun Freq #7725

Meanings

  1. 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. 2
    noun

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

    The transportation of the goods took three days.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · the system or means of... transittransport
2 noun · the act or process of... transferconveyance
Word family
Forms transportations

Etymology

From transport + -ation.

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