transportation en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /tɹænspɚˈteɪʃən/ (General-American)
- (US) audio
- /tɹænspɔːˈteɪʃən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *térh₂t Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂n̥ts Proto-Italic *trāns Proto-Italic *trāns- Latin trāns- Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *-téh₂ Proto-Indo-European *pr̥téh₂ Proto-Italic *portā Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Proto-Italic *portāō Latin portō Latin trānsportāreder. Old French transporterbor. Middle English transporten English transport Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English transportation From transport + -ation.
Meanings
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(US, uncountable, usually) The act of transporting, or the state of being transported; conveyance, often of people, goods etc.
We have to get people out of their cars and encourage them to use alternative forms of transportation.
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(historical, uncountable, usually) Deportation to a penal colony.
Redpath was sentenced to transportation for life, and his assets, amounting to over £25,000, went to reduce the sum that the Great Northern had to find.
1957 February 14, Michael Robbins, “The Redpath Frauds on the Great Northern Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 132:Mulligan's sentence was commuted from death to transportation.
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(US, uncountable, usually) A means or manner of conveyance; a system of conveyance.
Nice transportation, dude, but your brake lights are busted.
The hotel offers ground transportation to the airport.
Public transportation is useful for everybody.
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(US, uncountable, usually) A ticket or fare.
Sybil: [..] That reminds me, I haven't got my passes yet! Have you the transportation here from Cheyenne to San Francisco for Mrs. S. Johnston?" (Agent looks grave, goes back and fumbles at the papers on his desk, returns to the window with a slip of paper in his hand.) Agent: "We had transportation here made out for such a person, but it was called for several hours ago."
1898, Willa Cather, The Westbound Train:
- (historical, uncountable, usually) Punishment by sending to a penal colony, such as Australia.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| transportations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
pretransportation · teletransportation · mass transportation · hydrotransportation · nontransportation · transportation safety board · cotransportation · means of transportation · intelligent transportation system · transportation network vehicle service · public transportation · evapotransportation · biotransportation · transportation network · transportational · antitransportation · transportation car · teleportation
Translations (96)
el μεταφορά (act of transporting) · it vettura (means of conveyance) · nrf transportâtion (act of transporting) · be пераво́зка (act of transporting) · ja 流罪 (deportation to a penal colony) · nv bee nahatʼiʼii (means of conveyance) · oc transpòrt (act of transporting) · pt transporte (means of conveyance) · fr transport (act of transporting) · fi kulkuneuvo (means of conveyance) · be тра́нспарт (means of conveyance) · uk тра́нспорт (means of conveyance) · it deportazione (deportation to a penal colony) · fi karkotus (deportation to a penal colony) · ar نَقْل (act of transporting) · ja 輸送機関 (means of conveyance) · it mezzo (means of conveyance) · ru ссы́лка (deportation to a penal colony) · pl zesłanie (deportation to a penal colony) · hu szállítás (act of transporting) · sw ubebaji (act of transporting) · hi निर्वासन (deportation to a penal colony) · ja 島流し (deportation to a penal colony) · pt transporte (act of transporting) · mk превоз (act of transporting) · fr transportation (deportation to a penal colony) · el διακίνηση (act of transporting) · ar نَقْلِيَّات (act of transporting) · hu fuvarozás (act of transporting) · ja 交通 (act of transporting) · gl transporte (act of transporting) · cmn 運輸 /运输 (act of transporting) · ko 수송 (act of transporting) · ru тра́нспорт (means of conveyance) · sk preprava (act of transporting) · ru перепра́вка (act of transporting) · es transportación (act of transporting) · be транспартава́нне (act of transporting) · ru перево́зка (act of transporting) · id perhubungan (act of transporting) · be транспарціро́ўка (act of transporting) · cs přeprava (act of transporting) · ko 운반 (act of transporting) · fi kuljetus (act of transporting) · uk переве́зення (act of transporting) · fa-ira تَرابَری (act of transporting) · fa-ira حَمْل و نَقْل (act of transporting) · ru тра́нспортные сре́дства (means of conveyance) · hu közlekedés (means of conveyance) · bg прево́зване (act of transporting) · et transportimine (act of transporting) · hu deportálás (deportation to a penal colony) · tr nakliyat (act of transporting) · bg транспо́рт (act of transporting) · sw usafiri (deportation to a penal colony) · it trasporto (act of transporting) · fr transport (means of conveyance) · ko 교통기관 (means of conveyance) · uk транспортува́ння (act of transporting) · ko 유형 (deportation to a penal colony) · bg транспо́рт (means of conveyance) · sw usafiri (means of conveyance) · bg транспорти́ране (act of transporting) · tr ulaştırma (act of transporting) · ur نَقْل و حَمْل (act of transporting) · de Transport (act of transporting) · de Beförderung (act of transporting) · cmn 流放 (deportation to a penal colony) · ur آمَد و رَفْت (act of transporting) · pl transport (act of transporting) · ja 乗り物 (means of conveyance) · fa-ira تِرانْسْپورْت (act of transporting) · ca transport (act of transporting) · mk транспорт (act of transporting) · ro transport (act of transporting) · yue 運輸 /运输 (act of transporting) · pl przewiezienie (act of transporting) · ja 輸送 (act of transporting) · ru транспортиро́вка (act of transporting) · sw usafiri (act of transporting) · cs přepravení (act of transporting) · ko 운송 (act of transporting) · ko 교통 (act of transporting) · pl środek transportu (means of conveyance) · bg изпра́щане на като́рга (deportation to a penal colony) · la vectūra (means of conveyance) · id transportasi (act of transporting) · hi परिवहन (act of transporting) · ja 交通機関 (means of conveyance) · hi साधन (means of conveyance) · cmn 載體 /载体 (means of conveyance) · ko 추방 (deportation to a penal colony) · tr nakliye (act of transporting) · ro transportare (act of transporting) · ko 탈것 (means of conveyance) · ko 운수 (act of transporting)