Noun
transportation -
the act of moving something from one location to another
transport ,
transfer ,
transferral ,
conveyance
movement the act of changing the location of something; "the movement of cargo onto the vessel"
transshipment the transfer from one conveyance to another for shipment
airlift ,
lift transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable)
connexion ,
connection shifting from one form of transportation to another; "the plane was late and he missed his connection in Atlanta"
bringing ,
delivery the act of delivering a child
drive the act of applying force to propel something; "after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off"
carry the act of carrying something
pickup the act of taking aboard passengers or freight
lighterage the transportation of goods on a lighter
resettlement ,
relocation the transportation of people (as a family or colony) to a new settlement (as after an upheaval of some kind)
transportation -
the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials
shipping ,
transport
business enterprise ,
commercial enterprise ,
business the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects; "computers are now widely used in business"
commercialism ,
mercantilism ,
commerce an economic system (Europe in 18th century) to increase a nation's wealth by government regulation of all of the nation's commercial interests
air transport ,
air transportation transportation by air
navigation the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place
hauling ,
trucking ,
truckage the activity of transporting goods by truck
freightage ,
freight transporting goods commercially at rates cheaper than express rates
expressage ,
express rapid transport of goods
Transportation -
a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods
transportation system ,
transportation ,
transit
installation ,
facility the act of installing something (as equipment); "the telephone installation took only a few minutes"
infrastructure ,
base the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area; "the industrial base of Japan"
airfield ,
flying field ,
landing field ,
field a place where planes take off and land
air transportation system a transportation system for moving passengers or goods by air
span ,
bridge the distance or interval between two points
highway system a transportation system consisting of roads for motor transport
line acting in conformity; "in line with" ; "he got out of line" ; "toe the line"
public transit a public transportation system for moving passengers
public transport conveyance for passengers or mail or freight
short line a transportation system that operates over relatively short distances
telferage ,
telpherage a transportation system in which cars (telphers) are suspended from cables and operated on electricity
depot ,
terminal ,
terminus station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods
Transportation -
the sum charged for riding in a public conveyance
fare ,
transportation
charge an impetuous rush toward someone or something; "the wrestler's charge carried him past his adversary" ; "the battle began with a cavalry charge"
airfare the fare charged for traveling by airplane
bus fare ,
carfare the fare charged for riding a bus or streetcar
cab fare ,
taxi fare the fare charged for riding in a taxicab
Transportation -
the act of expelling a person from their native land; "men in exile dream of hope" ; "his deportation to a penal colony" ; "the expatriation of wealthy farmers" ; "the sentence was one of transportation for life"
exile ,
deportation ,
expatriation ,
transportation
banishment ,
proscription rejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing someone
Transportation -
the United States federal department that institutes and coordinates national transportation programs; created in 1966
Department of Transportation ,
DoT
executive department a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States
faa ,
federal aviation agency an agency in the Department of Transportation that is responsible for the safety of civilian aviation
transportation security administration ,
tsa an agency established in 2001 to safeguard United States transportation systems and insure safe air travel
