transpo

Noun

transportation (usually uncountable, plural transportations)

1. (US, usually) The act of transporting, or the state of being transported; conveyance, often of people, goods etc.
   • We have to get people out of their cars and encourage them to use alternative forms of transportation.
2. (historical, usually) Deportation to a penal colony.
   • Mulligan's sentence was commuted from death to transportation.
3. (US, usually) A means or manner of conveyance; a system of conveyance.
   • Nice transportation, dude, but your brake lights are busted.
4. (US, usually) A ticket or fare.
   • Sybil: [..] That reminds me, I haven't got my passes yet! Have you the transportation here from Cheyenne to San Francisco for Mrs. S. Johnston?"
     (Agent looks grave, goes back and fumbles at the papers on his desk, returns to the window with a slip of paper in his hand.)
     Agent: "We had...1898, Willa Cather, The Westbound Train
5. (historical, usually) Punishment by sending to a penal colony, such as Australia.

Noun

transport (countable and uncountable, plural transports)

1. An act of transporting; conveyance.
   • The transport of goods is not included in the price given on the website.

   Synonyms:

   conveyance, ferrying, moving, relocation, shifting, shipping

2. The state of being transported by emotion; rapture.
   • In her transport at finding such treasures, Heidi even forgot Peter and his goats.1919, Elisabeth P. Stork (translator), Heidi, Johanna Spyri, page 53

   Synonyms:

   rapture

3. A vehicle used to transport (passengers, mail, freight, troops etc.)

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4. (Canada) A tractor-trailer.
5. The system of transporting passengers, etc. in a particular region; the vehicles used in such a system.
   • The local transport received a big boost as part of the mayor's infrastructural plans.
6. A device that moves recording tape across the read/write heads of a tape recorder or video recorder etc.

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