transportation
noun
trans·por·ta·tion
ˌtran(t)s-pər-ˈtā-shən 
1
: an act, process, or instance of transporting or being transported
2
a
: means of conveyance or travel from one place to another
b
: public conveyance of passengers or goods especially as a commercial enterprise
3
: banishment to a penal colony
Examples of transportation in a Sentence
the transportation of troops overseas
She arranged for the transportation of her furniture to her new apartment.
He was the U.S. Secretary of Transportation under President Reagan.
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However, as federal transportation funding declined during the Reagan administration, those hopes gradually faded.
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Michael Wells, Kansas City Star, 9 Mar. 2025
The transportation of value and information with links to traditional rails needs tools to swiftly implement basic building blocks and stitch them together.
—Vipin Bharathan, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
Speaking at the University of Chicago's Institute of Politics on February 18, Pete Buttigieg, the former transportation secretary and another possible 2028 Democratic presidential contender, argued that certain progressive positions were turning people into Trump supporters.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 9 Mar. 2025
The transition to an all-electric transportation system — where power is made locally — strengthens our national security, creates American jobs and stabilizes fuel prices.
—James Brock, Sun Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2025
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Michael Wells, Kansas City Star, 9 Mar. 2025
The transportation of value and information with links to traditional rails needs tools to swiftly implement basic building blocks and stitch them together.
—Vipin Bharathan, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
Speaking at the University of Chicago's Institute of Politics on February 18, Pete Buttigieg, the former transportation secretary and another possible 2028 Democratic presidential contender, argued that certain progressive positions were turning people into Trump supporters.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 9 Mar. 2025
The transition to an all-electric transportation system — where power is made locally — strengthens our national security, creates American jobs and stabilizes fuel prices.
—James Brock, Sun Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for transportation
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“Transportation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/transportation. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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transportation
noun
trans·por·ta·tion
ˌtran(t)s-pər-ˈtā-shən
1
: an act, process, or instance of transporting or being transported
2
: exile to a penal colony
3
a
: a means or method of transport
was left without transportation when the car died
b
: the public transporting of passengers or goods usually for a price
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