Meaning of transportation in English

transportation
noun [ U ]
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/ˌtræn.spɔːˈteɪ.ʃən/ us

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/ˌtræn.spɚˈteɪ.ʃən/
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the movement of people or goods from one place to another:
the safe transportation of used nuclear fuel
In the past, British convicts could be sentenced to transportation (to Australia).
B1 US
(UK transport)
a vehicle or system of vehicles, such as buses, trains, etc. for getting from one place to another:
Bicycles are a cheap and efficient form/means of transportation.
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(Definition of transportation from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

transportation | Business English

transportation
noun [ U ]
  TRANSPORT
uk

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US
(UK transport)
a system of vehicles, for example buses, trains, and aircraft, for getting from one place to another:
New legislation does little to solve the state's transportation problems and puts other crucial services at risk.
The plan provided $850 million for transportation in 2008-09 and $900 million in 2009-10.
Thanks to diverse forms of transportation and communication, the global economy is now open to trade and investment in a way that was not possible before.
a mode/means/form of transportation Hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles promise to be the cleanest mode of transportation.
transportation services/systems/networks
a transportation plan/program/project
transportation companies/industries
transportation departments/directors/officials
transportation costs/funding
state/regional/local transportation
free/cheap transportation
the activity of moving goods or gas, oil, etc. from one place to another:
the transportation of sth Disclosure of the transportation of hazardous waste emerged after documents were leaked.

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public transportation
(Definition of transportation from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of transportation

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Over two-thirds of urban air pollution is generated by transportation, while virtually all the remainder are due to other petroleum-using activities.
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As the transmission operator, this company can operate only in the areas of transportation, re-gasification and storage of gas.
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Metaphorically, there is no transportation of properties across the (sortal) gulf that separates the two domains.
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All other government services, ranging from children's programs to community development to energy to transportation to income assistance, would face elimination.
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Transportation costs were estimated to be $500 and personnel costs, $1256.
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The ideal situation is to provide a system of paratransit: affordable, tailored individual transportation.
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The press, streets, monuments, transportation, and countryside became a vast set on to which aperitif brands and their imagery could be projected.
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The choice of transportation already points to the destinations most often visited during the 1950s.
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Population increase, economic growth and industrialization, increasing urban employment opportunities, rural-urban migration and advances in transportation and technology are the main constituents of this process.
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Planters displayed a paternalistic concern for their neighbours in the processing, transportation, and sale of their crops, which stifled potential conflict.
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This system has a hierarchical, though dynamic, arrangement of cores and peripheries, linked together in tentacular fashion by lines of transportation and communication.
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Characteristics of the actual physical facility can vary widely depending on location, equipment, number and volume of products marketed, and transportation needs.
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In this section, we illustrate how the approach of concern-based engineering of environments is applied to an automated transportation system for warehouse logistics.
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Provision is necessary for alternative means of transportation so that a driving prohibition does not lead to social isolation and frustration.
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The model could be further improved by expanding it to incorporate other factors such as transportation, installation, and maintenance.
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alternative transportation
Using alternative transportation is encouraged.
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convenient transportation
Suburban development accelerated due to increased postwar housing demand and convenient transportation.
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department of transportation
Most centers are run by universities, and a few are hosted by their state's department of transportation.
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Translations of transportation

in Chinese (Traditional)
運輸，運送，輸送, 交通工具, 車輛…
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运输，运送，输送, 交通工具, 车辆…
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transporte, transporte [masculine, singular]…
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transporte, transporte [masculine]…
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taşıma/nakliye araçları, taşıma sistemi, taşınma…
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(moyen de) transport [masculine], transport…
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transport…
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transport, komunikacja, przewóz…
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der Transport…
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transport [masculine], transport(ering), forsendelse…
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перевезення, транспортування…
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