transportation
[noun]
Synonyms: carriage, carrying, conveyance, transit, transport, transporting, vehicle

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Related Words: hauling, moving

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

trans‧por‧ta‧tion W3 AC /ˌtrænspɔːˈteɪʃən $ -spər-/ noun [uncountable]
[Word Family: noun: transport, transportation, transporter; verb: transport]

1. American English a system or method for carrying passengers or goods from one place to another Synonym : transport British English:
The city needs to improve its public transportation (=buses, trains etc).
means/mode/form of transportation
People need to get out of their cars and use other modes of transportation.

2. American English the process or business of taking goods from one place to another Synonym : transport British English
transportation of
the transportation of dangerous chemicals by road

3. old use the punishment of sending a criminal to a distant country

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

transportation
noun
BAD: Apart from housing, transportation is also a problem.
GOOD: Apart from housing, transport is also a problem.

Usage Note:
In British English transportation usually refers to the process or business of moving things, especially goods, from one place to another: 'Information regarding the transportation and storage of nuclear waste is difficult to obtain.'
The word for the system that carries passengers (or goods) from one place to another is transport : 'I spent most of my money on hotels, food and transport.' 'Trains are still my favourite form of transport.'
Note that in American English transportation is used for this meaning.

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