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transportation

[ trans-per-tey-shuhn ]

noun

  1. the act of transporting.
  2. the state of being transported. transported.
  3. the means of transport or conveyance.
  4. the business of conveying people, goods, etc.
  5. price of travel or transport by public conveyance; fare.
  6. tickets or permits for transport or travel.
  7. banishment, as of a criminal to a penal colony; deportation.
  8. (initial capital letter) Also called Transportation Department. Informal. the Department of Transportation.


transportation

/ ˌٰæԲɔːˈٱɪʃə /

noun

  1. a means or system of transporting
  2. the act of transporting or the state of being transported
  3. (esp formerly) deportation to a penal colony
  4. a ticket or fare
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of transportation1

First recorded in 1530–40; transport + -ation
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The transportation, trade and utilities sector is one of the county’s largest employment clusters, with an estimated 830,000 workers last year, according a report by the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corp.

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When Los Angeles residents voted last year to implement the city’s nearly decade-old mobility plan, transportation safety advocates called it a win for Los Angeles’s pedestrians, bicyclists and motorists.

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It was coined at the turn of the last century, when industrial output was in heavy machinery and physical goods that had to be shipped by the railroad companies dominating the transportation sector.

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“For the world to fully transition to electrified transportation, a range of vehicle types and form factors will be needed,” RJ Scaringe, Rivian founder and chief executive, said in a statement.

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In January, the US transportation secretary Sean Duffy circulated a memo instructing his department to "give preference to communities with marriage and birth rates higher than the national average" when awarding grants.

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