transportation
noun [ U ]
TRANSPORT uk/ˌtrænspɔːˈteɪʃən/ us US (UK transport)
a system of vehicles, for example buses, trains, and aircraft, for getting from one place to another:
New legislation does little to solve the state's transportation problems and puts other crucial services at risk.
The plan provided $850 million for transportation in 2008-09 and $900 million in 2009-10.
Thanks to diverse forms of transportation and communication, the global economy is now open to trade and investment in a way that was not possible before.
a mode/means/form of transportation Hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles promise to be the cleanest mode of transportation.
transportation services/systems/networks
a transportation plan/program/project
transportation companies/industries
transportation departments/directors/officials
transportation costs/funding
state/regional/local transportation
free/cheap transportation
the activity of moving goods or gas, oil, etc. from one place to another:
the transportation of sth Disclosure of the transportation of hazardous waste emerged after documents were leaked.
See also
public transportation