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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Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 25 Feb. 2026
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Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 25 Feb. 2026
The team can also arrange airport transportation, coordinating a driver for pick-up and drop-off.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Feb. 2026
Mona Mahajan, head of investment strategy and asset allocation at Edward Jones, said investors have been quickly pulling money out of sectors viewed as vulnerable to AI disruption, including financial services, real estate, transportation and logistics.
—Jared Perlo, NBC news, 24 Feb. 2026
Developing a hybrid engine concept might seem fruitless, given that the future of transportation is set to be all-electric.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 24 Feb. 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 26 Feb. 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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