transportation
pronunciation
How to pronounce transportation in British English:
UK [ˌtrænspɔːˈteɪʃn]
How to pronounce transportation in American English:
US [ˌtrænspɔːrˈteɪʃn]
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- Noun:
- a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods
- the act of transporting something from one location to another
- the sum charged for riding in a public conveyance
- the commercial enterprise of transporting goods and materials
- the act of expelling a person from their native land
Word Origin
- transportation (n.)
- 1530s, "act of transporting," noun of action from transport (v.). Middle English used verbal noun transporting (early 15c.). In the sense of "means of conveyance" it is first recorded 1853.
Synonym
Example
- 1. They passed a bipartisan transportation bill back in march .
- 2. Wuhan wants to become a manufacturing and transportation hub for the heartland - china 's version of chicago .
- 3. The transportation would also create emissions .
- 4. Volatile energy prices have made transportation costs more uncertain .
- 5. China embracing gas as a transportation fuel would undermine this .