transportation
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Definitions
Noun
a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods
Noun
the act of moving something from one location to another
Noun
the sum charged for riding in a public conveyance
Noun
the United States federal department that institutes and coordinates national transportation programs; created in 1966
Noun
the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials
Noun
the act of expelling a person from their native land; "men in exile dream of hope"; "his deportation to a penal colony"; "the expatriation of wealthy farmers"; "the sentence was one of transportation for life"
Synonyms
conveyance
Department of Transportation
deportation
DoT
exile
expatriation
fare
shipping
transfer
transferral
transit
transport
transportation system
More General Terms
banishment
business
business enterprise
charge
commercial enterprise
executive department
facility
installation
movement
proscription
More Specific Terms
air transport
air transportation
air transportation system
airfare
airlift
bringing
bus fare
cab fare
carfare
carry
connection
connexion
delivery
drive
express
expressage
ferry
ferrying
freight
freightage
hauling
highway system
lift
lighterage
navigation
public transit
relocation
resettlement
short line
taxi fare
teleportation
telferage
telpherage
train fare
transshipment
truckage
trucking