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transportation [n]

1)	a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods

Synonyms :

transit transportation_system

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facility base transit transport airfield air_transportation_system bridge highway_system line public_transit public_transport short_line telferage depot way

2)	the act of transporting something from one location to another

Synonyms :

conveyance transfer transferral

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movement bring bring transfer channel carry transshipment airlift connection bringing drive carry pickup lighterage relocation teleportation

3)	the sum charged for riding in a public conveyance

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charge airfare bus_fare cab_fare train_fare

4)	the United States federal department that institutes and coordinates national transportation programs; created in 1966

Synonyms :

department_of_transportation dot

See Also:

executive_department faa transportation_safety_administration u._s._coast_guard

5)	the commercial enterprise of transporting goods and materials

Synonyms :

shipping transport

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business commerce channel send on-line off-line air_transport navigation hauling freight express ferry

6)	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 :

deportation exile expatriation

See Also:

banishment deport babylonian_captivity

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