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

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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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1. Hendrith Smith:

   Humanity needs a new transportation system - a new system of moving people and resources. We need greater efficiency with a good bit of joy built in. And Mayflower-Plymouth is providing that.

2. Hendrith Smith:

   The new transportation system is multi-modal, autonomous and electric. People utilize a variety of vehicles including cars, bicycles, passenger drones, hoverboards, airplanes, boats, rockets and more. And with ease, efficiency and comfort. At Mayflower-Plymouth, we’re making that real.

3. Jason Goepfert:

   Sentiment is so bad in some corners of the market that transportation stocks can't even rally while one of their main costs deteriorates. It's rare to see new lows in transportation stocks and oil at the same time.

4. Yann Martel, Life of Pi:

   To choose doubt as a philosophy of life is akin to choosing immobility as a means of transportation.

5. The USPS:

   Transportation expenses grew by $630 million, primarily due to increased package volumes and the limited availability of commercial air transportation due to the pandemic, which necessitated shifts to higher-cost modes of transportation, furthermore, the pandemic significantly increased the Postal Service’s expenses for supplies and services, such as personal protective equipment (PPE), to ensure the safety of its employees and customers.