transportation
noun
trans·por·ta·tion
ˌtran(t)s-pər-ˈtā-shən 
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
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.
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California’s capital city is at several transportation crossroads.
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Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 1 Jan. 2026
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—Michaëla De Lacaze Mohrmann, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2026
In urban transportation, Musk’s Boring Company is set to open the first section of its Nashville Loop in spring 2026.
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Funds will cover necessities for participants such as food, clothing and transportation costs.
—Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2025
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Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 1 Jan. 2026
In São Paulo as in LA, downtown neighborhoods are calculatingly encircled by transportation infrastructure that has displaced thousands of working-class people, often through the brutality of eminent domain, which allows the government to force the sale of property for public use.
—Michaëla De Lacaze Mohrmann, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2026
In urban transportation, Musk’s Boring Company is set to open the first section of its Nashville Loop in spring 2026.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 1 Jan. 2026
Funds will cover necessities for participants such as food, clothing and transportation costs.
—Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for transportation
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“Transportation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/transportation. Accessed 3 Jan. 2026.
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transportation
noun
trans·por·ta·tion
ˌtran(t)s-pər-ˈtā-shən
1
: an act, process, or instance of transporting or being transported
2
: exile to a penal colony
3
a
: a means or method of transport
was left without transportation when the car died
b
: the public transporting of passengers or goods usually for a price
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