transportation
nounUK /ˌtrænspɔːˈteɪʃən/
US /ˌtrænspɔːrˈteɪʃən/
Transportation is the way people or things move from one place to another.
Buses, trains, and bikes are all kinds of transportation.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. The system of vehicles and roads used for moving people and goods.
The city needs better public transportation.
3. The act of carrying something from one place to another.
The transportation of goods by ship takes many days.
4. In history, the punishment of sending a criminal to a faraway place.
In the past, transportation to distant colonies was a common punishment.