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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According to a Monday statement from the governor's office, emergency response resources, including transportation crews, the National Guard and medical teams, have been activated.
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Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
The result is that key questions about the operation and maintenance of an unproven transportation system are unanswered.
—Daniel Rothberg, ProPublica, 8 Jan. 2025
Different rules for elite players are nothing new, and Butler has had and would continue to have different rules with a return (separate road accommodations, his own transportation to games).
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2025
Connecticut borrowed $875 million by selling bonds to Wall Street investors in the 2020-21 fiscal year to support transportation work.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 7 Jan. 2025
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Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
The result is that key questions about the operation and maintenance of an unproven transportation system are unanswered.
—Daniel Rothberg, ProPublica, 8 Jan. 2025
Different rules for elite players are nothing new, and Butler has had and would continue to have different rules with a return (separate road accommodations, his own transportation to games).
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2025
Connecticut borrowed $875 million by selling bonds to Wall Street investors in the 2020-21 fiscal year to support transportation work.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 7 Jan. 2025
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 23 Jan. 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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