Synonyms for Transportation
ˌtræns pərˈteɪ ʃəntrans·porta·tion

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1. transportation system, transportation, transitnoun

   a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods

   Synonyms:
   shipping, deportation, transfer, conveyance, transportation, expatriation, theodolite, transportation system, transit, exile, transferral, fare, transport, passage

2. transportation, transport, transfer, transferral, conveyancenoun

   the act of moving something from one location to another

   Synonyms:
   exaltation, fare, carry-over, transference, imparting, tape transport, transport, impartation, rapture, transportation, transit, deportation, shipping, exile, ecstasy, tape drive, transfer of training, transportation system, conveying, transferee, transfer, conveyancing, conveyance of title, transferral, conveyance, raptus, expatriation

3. fare, transportationnoun

   the sum charged for riding in a public conveyance

   Synonyms:
   shipping, deportation, menu, transfer, conveyance, transportation, expatriation, transportation system, transit, exile, transferral, fare, transport

4. Department of Transportation, Transportation, DoTnoun

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

   Synonyms:
   fare, window pane, back breaker, transport, shipping, transit, deportation, pane, exile, loony toons, battery-acid, superman, dose, acid, transportation system, transfer, transferral, conveyance, point, expatriation, dit

5. transportation, shipping, transportnoun

   the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials

   Synonyms:
   exaltation, fare, tape transport, transport, rapture, transportation, transit, deportation, shipping, tape drive, exile, merchant vessels, transportation system, cargo ships, transfer, conveyance, transferral, ecstasy, raptus, expatriation, merchant marine

6. exile, deportation, expatriation, transportationnoun

   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:
   fare, expat, emigration, transport, expatriate, shipping, transportation, deportation, exile, transportation system, transferral, transfer, out-migration, deportee, conveyance, transit, expatriation

Matched Categories

1. • Banishment
   • Charge
   • Commercial Enterprise
   • Executive Department
   • Movement

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1. List of paraphrases for "transportation":

   transport, carriage, traffic, transports, transporting, transmission, travel, shipping, conveyance, transit, freight, haulage, transfer, shipment

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How to use Transportation in a sentence?

1. Supriya Mohile:

   I think some of the conditions that they talked about here like being embarrassed, fearful, difficulty in transportation are very common too in the U.S., so there’s a lot of denial.

2. Ernest Marshall:

   The patients that walk through our doors have already dealt with so many obstacles : many have traveled long distances to get their abortion, they’ve had to take time away from work, usually unpaid, find childcare and transportation, and figure out how to pay out-of-pocket for care that is n’t covered by their insurance.

3. Brazilian Finance Minister Joaquim Levy:

   The most special (credit) line is for (financing) public transportation, the others are lines based on commercial interest. It's an arrangement that does not pose major risks.

4. Ernest Schilliger:

   Transportation costs sometimes outweigh the value of the timber.

5. Ed Murray:

   Our goal is to replace our regressive tax system with a new formula for fairness, while ensuring Seattle stands up to President Trump's austere budget that cuts transportation, affordable housing, healthcare, and social services.