transportation
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transportation
- /tɹænspɔːˈteɪʃən/ UK
- /tɹænspɚˈteɪʃən/ US
Rhymes with -eɪʃən
noun transportations
- 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.
- A means or manner of conveyance; a system 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
- Punishment by sending to a penal colony, such as Australia.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: shipping, conveyance, transport, transit, transfer, transferral, transportation system, traffic, road, shipment, freight, vehicle, carrying, carrier, passenger, hauling
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noun act of transporting
| Español | transportación |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 수송 susong, 운송 unsong, 운수 unsu, 운반 unban, 교통 gyotong |
| 日本語 | 輸送 yusō, 交通 kōtsū |
| 中文 | 運輸 /运输 yùnshū |
| हिन्दी | परिवहन parivhan |
| Kiswahili | usafiri, ubebaji |
| Português | transporte |
| Français | transport |
| Deutsch | Beförderung, Transport |
| Italiano | trasporto |
| Ελληνικά | μεταφορά metaforá, διακίνηση diakínisi |
| Română | transportare, transport |
| Русский | перево́зка perevózka, транспортиро́вка transportiróvka, перепра́вка pereprávka |
| العربية | نَقْل naql, نَقْلِيَّات naqliyyāt |
noun deportation to a penal colony
| 한국어 | 유형 yuhyeong, 추방 chubang |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 島流し shimanagashi, 流罪 ruzai |
| 中文 | 流放 liúfàng |
| हिन्दी | निर्वासन nirvāsan |
| Kiswahili | usafiri |
| Français | transportation |
| Italiano | deportazione |
| Русский | ссы́лка ssýlka |
noun means of conveyance
| 한국어 | 교통기관 gyotonggigwan, 탈것 talgeot |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 乗り物 norimono, 輸送機関 yusōkikan, 交通機関 kōtsū kikan |
| 中文 | 載體 /载体 zàitǐ, zǎitǐ |
| हिन्दी | साधन sādhan |
| Kiswahili | usafiri |
| Português | transporte |
| Français | transport |
| Italiano | mezzo, vettura |
| Русский | тра́нспорт tránsport, тра́нспортные сре́дства tránsportnyje srédstva |
Talk about this word "transportation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/transportation. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. transportation. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/transportation "transportation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/transportation.Cite this
@misc{transportation_2026,
title = {transportation},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/transportation},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
