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, 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, 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, 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, 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, deportation, exile, transportation system, transferral, transfer, out-migration, deportee, conveyance, transit, expatriation

Matched Categories

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

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:1.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "transportation":

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

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1. Katie Couric:

   It’s probably not a news flash to tell you the Dutch are really, really good at speed skating. … ‘Why are they so good?’ you may be asking yourself, because skating is an important mode of transportation in a city like Amsterdam.

2. President Obama:

   The talent and expertise Vice Admiral Neffenger brings to his new role after more than three decades at the U.S. Coast Guard will be valuable to this Administration's efforts to strengthen transportation security, he has been a recognized leader in the face of our nation's important challenges, and I am grateful for his service. I look forward to working with him in the months ahead.

3. Triton Transportation owner Ryan Schmutzer:

   Everyone loves free stuff. To get a Triton Transportation hoodie after work one day, that was fun.

4. Monica Viego-Rodriguez:

   The mission is to restore power and that's what we're focusing on. Wednesday night, the Puerto Rico governor said the island will receive approximately $ 35 billion in federal aid. But he added that Puerto Rico is facing massive debt and won't be able to repay the money until 2022. Power crews say they have to prioritize – hospitals, police and fire stations, come first.Then communication facilities, water treatment plants, transportation providers and shelters.From there, utility crews repair infrastructure serving smaller groups and neighborhoods. People like Sol Vazquez, a law student who has been working the best she can with limited resources, also Skyped with Fox News this week. She said she has been seeing a mixed response from her friends and fellow students. I think everyone wants to get their electricity back, I don't think, at this point, they care who does it or how they do it, they just want to get the situation resolved.

5. Martin County:

   They had no access to transportation. They were moved from location to location.