Transportation: Definition with Transportation Pictures and Photos

Definition of Transportation

1. Noun. A facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods.

Exact synonyms: Transit, Transportation System
Terms within: Airfield, Field, Flying Field, Landing Field, Bridge, Span, Line, Public Transport, Depot, Terminal, Terminus, Way
Specialized synonyms: Air Transportation System, Highway System, Public Transit, Short Line, Telferage, Telpherage
Generic synonyms: Facility, Installation
Group relationships: Base, Infrastructure
Derivative terms: Transit, Transport

2. Noun. The act of moving something from one location to another.

Exact synonyms: Conveyance, Transfer, Transferral, Transport
Generic synonyms: Movement
Specialized synonyms: Transshipment, Airlift, Lift, Connection, Connexion, Bringing, Delivery, Drive, Carry, Lighterage, Relocation, Resettlement, Teleportation
Terms within: Pickup
Derivative terms: Convey, Convey, Transfer, Transfer, Transfer, Transport, Transport

3. Noun. The sum charged for riding in a public conveyance.

Exact synonyms: Fare
Generic synonyms: Charge
Specialized synonyms: Airfare, Bus Fare, Carfare, Cab Fare, Taxi Fare, Train Fare

4. Noun. The United States federal department that institutes and coordinates national transportation programs; created in 1966.

Exact synonyms: Department Of Transportation, Dot
Generic synonyms: Executive Department
Terms within: Faa, Federal Aviation Agency, Transportation Security Administration, Tsa, U. S. Coast Guard, United States Coast Guard, Us Coast Guard

5. Noun. The commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials.

Exact synonyms: Shipping, Transport
Group relationships: Commerce, Commercialism, Mercantilism
Generic synonyms: Business, Business Enterprise, Commercial Enterprise
Specialized synonyms: Air Transport, Air Transportation, Navigation, Hauling, Truckage, Trucking, Freight, Freightage, Express, Expressage, Ferry, Ferrying
Examples of category: On-line, Online, Off-line
Derivative terms: Ship, Transport, Transport, Transport

6. Noun. The act of expelling a person from their native land. "The sentence was one of transportation for life"

Exact synonyms: Deportation, Exile, Expatriation
Generic synonyms: Banishment, Proscription
Specialized synonyms: Babylonian Captivity
Derivative terms: Deport, Exile, Expatriate