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Webster 1913 Edition

Transportation

Transˊpor-ta′tion

,
Noun.
[L.
transportatio
: cf. F.
transportation
.]
1.
The act of transporting, or the state of being transported; carriage from one place to another; removal; conveyance.
To provide a vessel for their
transportation
.
Sir H. Wotton.
2.
Transport; ecstasy.
[R.]
South.

Webster 1828 Edition

Transportation

TRANSPORTA'TION

,
Noun.
The act of carrying or conveying from one place to another, either on beasts or in vehicles, by land or water, or in air. Goods in Asia are transported on camels; in Europe and America, either on beasts or on carriages or sleds. But transportation by water is the great means of commercial intercourse.
1.
Banishment for felony.
2.
Transmission; conveyance.
3.
Transport; ecstasy. [Little used.]
4.
Removal from one country to another; as the transportation of plants.

Definition 2024

transportation

transportation

See also: transportâtion

English

Noun

transportation ‎(uncountable)

  1. The act of transporting, or the state of being transported; conveyance, often of people, goods etc.
    We have to get people out of their cars and encourage them to use alternative forms of transportation.
  2. (historical) Deportation to a penal colony.
    Mulligan's sentence was commuted from death to transportation.
  3. (US) A means of conveyance.
    Nice transportation, dude, but your brake lights are busted.
  4. (US) A ticket or fare.
    • 1898, Willa Cather, The Westbound Train
      Sybil: [..] That reminds me, I haven't got my passes yet! Have you the transportation here from Cheyenne to San Francisco for Mrs. S. Johnston?"
      (Agent looks grave, goes back and fumbles at the papers on his desk, returns to the window with a slip of paper in his hand.)
      Agent: "We had transportation here made out for such a person, but it was called for several hours ago."

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Etymology

From transport +‎ -ation.

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