transportation
11transportation — n. (esp. AE; BE usu. has transport) 1) to provide transportation 2) air; bus; ground, surface; mass, public transportation 3) transportation from; to (to provide transportation from the city to the airport) * * * [ˌtrænspɔː teɪʃ(ə)n] bus ground… …
12transportation — [[t]træ̱nspɔː(r)te͟ɪʃ(ə)n[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT Transportation refers to any type of vehicle that you can travel in or carry goods in. [mainly AM] The company will provide transportation. Syn: transport (in BRIT, usually use transport) 2) N UNCOUNT… …
13Transportation — Commercial and military needs triggered the development of modern transportation networks in the Austrian lands of the Habsburg Empire. By the beginning of the 18th century, the dynasty’s ministers knew well that overseas trade had enriched… …
14transportation — trans|por|ta|tion [ ,trænspər teıʃn ] noun uncount ** 1. ) the activity of moving people or things from one place to another, or the system used for doing this: rising transportation costs transportation of: He was convicted of the possession and …
15Transportation — Given Russia’s vast size and harsh climate, the country’s transportation system is integral to the country’s economic development and settlement patterns. Shaped both by tsarist and Soviet political considerations, the Russian Federation’s… …
16transportation */ — UK [ˌtrænspɔː(r)ˈteɪʃ(ə)n] / US [ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃ(ə)n] noun [uncountable] 1) the activity of moving people or things from one place to another, or the system used for doing this rising transportation costs transportation of: He was convicted of the …
17transportation — trans|por|ta|tion W3S3 [ˌtrænspo:ˈteıʃən US spər ] n [U] 1.) AmE a system or method for carrying passengers or goods from one place to another British Equivalent: transport ▪ The city needs to improve its public transportation (=buses, trains… …
18transportation — (tran spor ta sion ; en vers, de cinq syllabes) s. f. 1° Action de transporter, d un pays en un autre, un homme, une tribu, un peuple. • L auteur en compte quatorze [générations] de David à la transportation en Babylonie, et quatorze encore… …
19transportation — transport, transportation Transport is used both for the conveying of passengers and goods and for the vehicles used in this. Transportation, which is primarily an American word, is also used in BrE in the first of these meanings: • Its chief… …
20TRANSPORTATION — n. f. Action de transporter outre mer certains condamnés. En France, les condamnés aux travaux forcés sont soumis à la transportation. La transportation n’est pas une peine infamante et elle diffère en cela de la déportation …
