Commentary: transportation system - a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods
Examples:
My transportation is old and rusty.
Light rail transportation is clean and runs frequently between PA and NJ.
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WordNet 2.0 Sense Numbers: 1
Commentary: TRANSPORTATION[+event] tranfer, transferral, conveyance - the act of transporting something form one location to another
Examples:
The transportation was much faster on SEPTA than in a city cab.
Transportation of perishables across country must be fast.
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WordNet 2.0 Sense Numbers: 2
Commentary: the price paid for and the commercial enterprise of transporting goods and materials
Examples:
I hope that transportation of refrigerated items is charged by the pound.
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WordNet 2.0 Sense Numbers: 3 5
Commentary: Department of Transporation, Transportation, DoT - the United States federal department that institutes and coordinates national transportation programs; created in 1996
Examples:
The Department of Transporation is providing assistance to residents
affected by the local road blocks.
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WordNet 2.0 Sense Numbers: 4
Commentary: TRANSPORTATION[+event] deportation, expatriation - The act of expelling a person from their native land
Examples:
Men in exile dream of hope.
His transportation to a penal colony was long.
The sentence was one of transportation for life.
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WordNet 2.0 Sense Numbers: 6