TRANSPORTATION


Meaning of TRANSPORTATION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌtran(t)s-pər-ˈtā-shən ]

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 -shnəl, -shə-n ə l adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.