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transportation

[ trans-per-tey-shuhn ]

noun

  1. the act of transporting.
  2. the state of being transported. transported.
  3. the means of transport or conveyance.
  4. the business of conveying people, goods, etc.
  5. price of travel or transport by public conveyance; fare.
  6. tickets or permits for transport or travel.
  7. banishment, as of a criminal to a penal colony; deportation.
  8. (initial capital letter) Also called Transportation Department. Informal. the Department of Transportation.


transportation

/ ˌٰæԲɔːˈٱɪʃə /

noun

  1. a means or system of transporting
  2. the act of transporting or the state of being transported
  3. (esp formerly) deportation to a penal colony
  4. a ticket or fare
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ԴDztԲ·ǰ·ٲtDz noun
  • tԲ·ǰ·ٲtDz noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of transportation1

First recorded in 1530–40; transport + -ation
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Metro moved forward on the Vermont Transit Corridor project without new bike lanes -- a decision that transportation safety advocates say ignores a mandate to follow the city’s mobility plan.

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Its tenants include businesses in wholesale trade, manufacturing, warehousing and transportation, retail trade and construction.

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So, the EPA developed what’s now called the “Maui method,” a two-part process for removing stored power from the batteries and crushing them for safe transportation and recycling.

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Hydrogen is a promising source of energy that produces water vapor instead of carbon dioxide as its byproduct, which proponents say could be used to power hard-to-decarbonize industries such as steel production, manufacturing and transportation.

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It was only once the detainees were transferred to the Red Cross bus for transportation back to Gaza that they felt "safe", Omar said.

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