transportation

Study(17)

UK /tɹænspɔːˈteɪʃən/ US /tɹænspɚˈteɪʃən/

noun 4

Collocations

ADJ.

alternative, convenient, free, local, modern, principal, public

Public transportation was the most convenient way to get around the city during rush hour.

VERB + TRANSPORTATION

clothing, denied, deprived, forms, include, means, paralyzed, rent

Different forms of transportation are available in most cities today.

TRANSPORTATION + NOUN

accident, arrangements, city, distribution, life, system, systems, workers

The city's transportation system was completely shut down during the major storm yesterday.

PREP.

from, from, in, in, on, on, than

We saved money by using public transportation on our daily commute to work.

Definitions

noun

The act of transporting, or the state of being transported; conveyance, often of people, goods etc.

We have to get people out of their cars and encourage them to use alternative forms of transportation.

Deportation to a penal colony.

Mulligan's sentence was commuted from death to transportation.

Redpath was sentenced to transportation for life, and his assets, amounting to over £25,000, went to reduce the sum that the Great Northern had to find.

A means of conveyance.

Nice transportation, dude, but your brake lights are busted.

A ticket or fare.

Sybil: [..] That reminds me, I haven't got my passes yet! Have you the transportation here from Cheyenne to San Francisco for Mrs. S. Johnston?" (Agent looks grave, goes back and fumbles at the papers on his desk, returns to the window with a slip of paper in his hand.) Agent: "We had transportation here made out for such a person, but it was called for several hours ago."

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the act of expelling a person from their native land

exile
deportation
expatriation

noun — the act of moving something from one location to another

noun — the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials

noun — a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary f

transit

noun — the United States federal department that institutes and coo

noun — the sum charged for riding in a public conveyance

fare

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

We have to get people out of their cars and encourage them to use alternative forms of transportation.

Wiktionary

Mulligan's sentence was commuted from death to transportation.

Wiktionary

Redpath was sentenced to transportation for life, and his assets, amounting to over £25,000, went to reduce the sum that the Great Northern had to find.

Wiktionary

We were denied transportation.

Tatoeba · #22996

The transportation system in that city is quite good.

Tatoeba · #45068

Several thousand people were deprived of transportation by the accident.

Tatoeba · #47183

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, transportation is marked as US, historical. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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