transportation
//tɹænspɔːˈteɪʃən//
Forms
- Plural
- transportations
Definitions
1.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.A means of conveyance.
- Nice transportation, dude, but your brake lights are busted.
3.A ticket or fare.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #2547
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-der.
Proto-Indo-European *térh₂t
Proto-Indo-European *-ónts
Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂ónts
Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂n̥ts
Proto-Italic *trāns
Proto-Italic *trāns-
Latin trāns-
Proto-Indo-European *per-
Proto-Indo-European *-téh₂