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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That revenue isn’t keeping up with surface transportation needs.
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Andrew Stasiowski, Boston Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
Thomas Black is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist writing about the industrial and transportation sectors.
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According to his office, Scott was focused on climate change, criminal justice and law enforcement reform, education, healthcare, housing, immigration, labor and employment, transportation and infrastructure, veterans affairs and more during his tenure.
—Irene Wright, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
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Andrew Stasiowski, Boston Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
Thomas Black is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist writing about the industrial and transportation sectors.
—Thomas Black, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
According to his office, Scott was focused on climate change, criminal justice and law enforcement reform, education, healthcare, housing, immigration, labor and employment, transportation and infrastructure, veterans affairs and more during his tenure.
—Irene Wright, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
Americans such as Heidi Bunting, 35, a student with two children, see an economy in which basic needs such as health care and transportation are unaffordable.
—Josh Boak, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
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 28 Apr. 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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