TRANSPORTATION

• (noun) the act of expelling a person from their native land

  "men in exile dream of hope", "his deportation to a penal colony", "the expatriation of wealthy farmers", "the sentence was one of transportation for life"

  synonyms : deportation , exile , expatriation

• (noun) the act of moving something from one location to another

  synonyms : conveyance , transfer , transferral , transport

  he was involved in the conveyance of the goods. -added by naila_inlas

• (noun) the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials

  synonyms : shipping , transport

• (noun) a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods

  synonyms : transit , transportation system

• (noun) the United States federal department that institutes and coordinates national transportation programs; created in 1966

  synonyms : department of transportation , dot

• (noun) the sum charged for riding in a public conveyance

  synonyms : fare

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