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transportation
noun
-
transportation
the
act
or
process
of
moving
people
or
goods
from
one
place
to
another
•
Modern
transportation
allows
fresh
strawberries
to
reach
snowy
cities
in
the
middle
of
winter
.
Modern
transportation
allows
fresh
strawberries
to
reach
snowy
cities
in
the
middle
of
winter
.
•
The
company
specializes
in
the
safe
transportation
of
priceless
paintings
to
museums
worldwide
.
The
company
specializes
in
the
safe
transportation
of
priceless
paintings
to
museums
worldwide
.
From
Latin
‘
transportare
’
meaning
‘
to
carry
across
’,
developing
in
English
during
the
17th
century
for
the
act
of
carrying
goods
or
people
.
noun
-
transportation
the
system
,
method
,
or
vehicles
people
use
to
travel
from
place
to
place
•
During
the
strike
,
public
transportation
in
the
city
came
to
a
complete
halt
.
During
the
strike
,
public
transportation
in
the
city
came
to
a
complete
halt
.
•
A
bicycle
is
her
main
transportation
around
the
university
campus
.
A
bicycle
is
her
main
transportation
around
the
university
campus
.
noun
-
transportation
(
historical
)
the
punishment
of
sending
a
convicted
person
to
a
distant
penal
colony
•
In
the
18th
century
,
petty
thieves
risked
transportation
to
Australia
for
stealing
even
small
items
.
In
the
18th
century
,
petty
thieves
risked
transportation
to
Australia
for
stealing
even
small
items
.
•
Many
sentences
of
transportation
were
eventually
commuted
when
overcrowded
ships
could
not
sail
.
Many
sentences
of
transportation
were
eventually
commuted
when
overcrowded
ships
could
not
sail
.
First
used
in
English
criminal
law
in
the
early
1600s
;
formalized
by
the
Transportation
Act
of
1718
,
especially
referring
to
shipment
of
convicts
to
North
America
and
later
Australia
.
noun
-
transportation
(
literary
)
a
state
of
great
joy
or
excitement
that
seems
to
lift
someone
out
of
themselves
•
The
crowd
listened
in
silent
transportation
as
the
orchestra
reached
its
triumphant
finale
.
The
crowd
listened
in
silent
transportation
as
the
orchestra
reached
its
triumphant
finale
.
•
She
gazed
at
the
newborn
baby
with
a
look
of
pure
transportation
.
She
gazed
at
the
newborn
baby
with
a
look
of
pure
transportation
.
Borrowed
from
the
sense
of
‘
being
carried
away
’,
recorded
in
English
prose
and
poetry
since
the
1600s
.