transportation

noun trans·por·ta·tion \ ˌtran(t)s-pər-ˈtā-shən \

|Updated on: 20 Jun 2018

Examples: transportation in a Sentence

Definition of transportation

1 : an act, process, or instance of transporting or being transported

2 a : means of conveyance or travel from one place to another

b : public conveyance of passengers or goods especially as a commercial enterprise

3 : banishment to a penal colony

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transportational

play \ˌtran(t)s-pər-ˈtā-shnəl, -shə-nᵊl\ adjective

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Examples of transportation in a Sentence

the transportation of troops overseas
She arranged for the transportation of her furniture to her new apartment.
He was the U.S. Secretary of Transportation under President Reagan.

Recent Examples of transportation from the Web

Bus transportation officials called police to report there was a disorderly student on the bus at 8:45 a.m. and there was no mention of assault at that time, according to county police.

— jess nocera, Laurel Leader, "School bus attendant arrested for assault," 13 June 2018
But gridlock — Miami ranked fifth among U.S. cities on INRIX's 2017 traffic scorecard — may now provide the ammunition needed by county transportation officials who've been considering an expansion for the last decade.

— jenny staletovich, miamiherald, "It was once part of the Everglades. Now Miami-Dade wants to use it for a highway," 8 June 2018
If the county receives the federal grant, charging stations could be built at the same time as special BRT passenger platforms and dedicated, bus-only lanes are constructed beginning in 2019, transportation officials said.

— don behm, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Milwaukee County eyes purchase of battery electric buses for planned Bus Rapid Transit service to medical complex," 6 June 2018
Reinforcing the steel could extend the life of the viaduct by 75 years, state transportation officials said.

— patrick mcgeehan, New York Times, "For New Jersey Commuters, a Sequel to the ‘Summer of Hell’," 5 June 2018
Canadian transportation officials are investigating, according to local media.

— lisa gutierrez, kansascity, "'There was poop falling through my sunroof.' Canadians say they got hit by raining poo," 5 June 2018
At least one person is dead after a head-on crash on U.S. 30, according to transportation officials.

— jim ryan, OregonLive.com, "Fatal, head-on crash closes U.S. 30 west of Clatskanie," 1 June 2018
The organization invited Brody, other officers and state troopers, transportation officials and parents who lost teens in wrecks to a press conference Wednesday about teen driver safety at its West Hartford offices.

— christine dempsey, courant.com, "How To Keep Your Teen Driver Safe During The '100 Deadliest Days'," 31 May 2018
Police set up detours and notified state transportation officials.

— zaz hollander, Anchorage Daily News, "Temporary fix in place for Spenard sinkhole that closed part of Benson Boulevard," 25 May 2018

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