transportations

plural of transportation
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as in rides
a means of getting to a destination in a vehicle driven by another I'm without transportation tonight, so I can't meet you at the movies

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as in vehicles
something used to carry goods or passengers right now my bike is my only transportation

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Recent Examples of transportations Sacramento International Airport transportations security officers received some pay Monday — their first paycheck in over a month — as the partial government shutdown continues. — Sacbee.com, 31 Mar. 2026 Mayoral press conferences and news releases began to include a running tally of involuntary transportations—an acknowledgment, perhaps, of some outer limit to the power of asking nicely from a screen. — Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2026 In Arizona, our driving laws are influenced by factors like busy freeways in metro Phoenix, monsoon season flooding, outdated transportations modes and distracted driving laws. — Shelby Slade, AZCentral.com, 19 Aug. 2025
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Noun
  • There was also the October death of a rider who was ejected from his seat from the Goliath coaster in Georgia, prompting a slew of temporary closures of similar rides.
    — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Throughout the year, seasonal rides offer a round-trip or one with a two-hour layover with enough time to snap the iconic photo of straddling the Georgia and Tennessee state line.
    — Judith Garrison, AJC.com, 5 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said that 70,000 police officers were deployed, backed by armored vehicles, drones and helicopters.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The new stage will be powered by one BE-7 engine, which the company developed for use on its Blue Moon spacecraft, one of the two private vehicles that NASA selected to be crewed lunar landers for its Artemis program.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 5 Nov. 2026

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“Transportations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transportations. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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