n.
Pronunciation: ˌ tran(t)s-p ə r- ' t ā -sh ə n
Function: noun
Date: 1540
1 : an act, process, or instance of transporting or being transported
2 : banishment to a penal colony
3 a : means of conveyance or travel from one place to another b : public conveyance of passengers or goods especially as a commercial enterprise
– trans · por · ta · tion · al \ -shn ə l, -sh ə -n ə l \ adjective