transportation
tran sper tay shuhn
- n a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods
- n the act of moving something from one location to another
- n the sum charged for riding in a public conveyance
- n the United States federal department that institutes and coordinates national transportation programs; created in 1966
- n the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials
- n the act of expelling a person from their native land
the sentence was one of transportation for life
- New York City's public transportation system has well earned its bad name.