transportation Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods
    transit; transportation system.
  2. noun the act of moving something from one location to another
    transfer; conveyance; transport; transferral.
  3. noun the sum charged for riding in a public conveyance
    fare.
  4. noun the United States federal department that institutes and coordinates national transportation programs; created in 1966
    Department of Transportation; DoT.
  5. noun the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials
    transport; shipping.
  6. noun the act of expelling a person from their native land
    exile; deportation; expatriation.
    • 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

WordNet

Trans`por*ta"tion noun
Etymology
L. transportatio: cf. F. transportation.
Definitions
  1. The act of transporting, or the state of being transported; carriage from one place to another; removal; conveyance.
    To provide a vessel for their transportation. Sir H. Wotton.
  2. Transport; ecstasy. R. South.

Webster 1913