Definition of Transportation. Meaning of Transportation. Synonyms of Transportation

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Definition of Transportation

Transportation
Transportation Trans`por*ta"tion, n. [L. transportatio: cf. F. transportation.] 1. The act of transporting, or the state of being transported; carriage from one place to another; removal; conveyance. To provide a vessel for their transportation. --Sir H. Wotton. 2. Transport; ecstasy. [R.] --South.

Meaning of Transportation from wikipedia

- Transport (in British English) or transportation (in American English) is the intentional movement of humans, animals, and goods from one location to another...
- Penal transportation was the relocation of convicted criminals, or other persons regarded as undesirable, to a distant place, often a colony, for a specified...
- Bombardier Transportation was a Canadian-German rolling stock and rail transport manufacturer, with headquarters in Berlin, Germany. It was one of the...
- CSX Transportation (reporting mark CSXT), known colloquially as simply CSX, is a class I freight railroad company operating in the Eastern United States...
- Transportation engineering or transport engineering is the application of technology and scientific principles to the planning, functional design, operation...
- Swift Transportation is a Phoenix, Arizona-based American truckload motor shipping carrier, part of Knight-Swift. With over 23,000 trucks, it is the largest...
- GE Transportation is a division of Wabtec. It was known as GE Rail and owned by General Electric until sold to Wabtec on February 25, 2019. The organization...
- Piggyback transportation refers to the transportation of goods where one transportation unit is carried on the back of something else. It is a specialised...
- A department of transportation (DOT or DoT) is a government agency responsible for managing transportation. The term is primarily used in the United States...
- The Transportation Corps is a combat service support branch of the U.S. Army. It is responsible for the movement of personnel and material by truck, rail...