transportation B1 Topic:Space, Position & Direction US /tɹænspɚˈteɪʃən/ UK /tɹænspɔːˈteɪʃən/ See IPA manual Freq #7725 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. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the system or means of... transittransport 2 noun · the act or process of... transferconveyance Word family Forms transportations Common collocations transportation system Noun + noun Etymology AI details From transport + -ation. Topics Space, Position & Direction External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # transportation **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /tɹænspɚˈteɪʃən/ **IPA (UK):** /tɹænspɔːˈteɪʃən/ **Frequency rank:** 7725 ## Meanings 1. The system or means of moving people or goods from one place to another. 2. The act or process of moving people or goods from one place to another. ## Examples - We need to improve public transportation in rural areas. - The transportation of the goods took three days. ## Etymology From transport + -ation. ## AI Etymology Transportation is from transport + -ation. The surface analysis is transport + -ation. In present-day use, it can mean the system or means of moving people or goods from one place to another, or the act or process of moving people or goods from one place to another. ## Topics - Space, Position & Direction markdown