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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The measure will appear on voters’ ballots this year and could overhaul the region’s transportation system.
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Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
This increases the reliability and capacity of hyperloop transportation networks.
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Key Background The Justice Department charged Brown, 34, on Wednesday with committing an act causing a death on a mass transportation system, a charge that carries a maximum sentence of the death penalty.
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He was also charged federally Tuesday with one count of committing an act causing death on a mass transportation system.
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Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
This increases the reliability and capacity of hyperloop transportation networks.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2025
Key Background The Justice Department charged Brown, 34, on Wednesday with committing an act causing a death on a mass transportation system, a charge that carries a maximum sentence of the death penalty.
—Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
He was also charged federally Tuesday with one count of committing an act causing death on a mass transportation system.
—Wesley Bruer, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Transportation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/transportation. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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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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