Transcription
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- [trans-per-tey-shuh n]
- /ˌtræns pərˈteɪ ʃən/
- /ˌtrænspɔːˈteɪʃn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [trans-per-tey-shuh n]
- /ˌtræns pərˈteɪ ʃən/
Definitions of transportation word
- noun transportation the act of transporting. 1
- noun transportation the state of being transported. 1
- noun transportation the means of transport or conveyance. 1
- noun transportation the business of conveying people, goods, etc. 1
- noun transportation price of travel or transport by public conveyance; fare. 1
- noun transportation tickets or permits for transport or travel. 1
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Origin of transportation
First appearance:
before 1530 One of the 29% oldest English words
First recorded in 1530-40; transport + -ation
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Transportation
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
transportation popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
transportation usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for transportation
noun transportation
- automobile — An automobile is a car.
- bucket of bolts — (Idiomatic) A piece of machinery that is not worth more than its scrap value, often of old cars.
- carriage — A carriage is an old-fashioned vehicle, usually for a small number of passengers, which is pulled by horses.
- cartage — the process or cost of carting
- clunker — If you describe a machine, especially a car, as a clunker, you mean that it is very old and almost falling apart.
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