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transportation

 
 
/ˌtrænspɔːˈteɪʃən/ noun [U]

Translation

VEHICLES US ( UK transport) a vehicle or system of vehicles, such as buses, trains, etc for getting from one place to another
taşıma/nakliye araçları; taşıma sistemi
Bicycles are an efficient and cheap form of transportation.16372427
PEOPLE/GOODS when people or goods are moved from one place to another
taşınma
transportation costs1637
(Definition of transportation noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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