transportation
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(noun) the act of transporting something from one location to another |
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Synonyms: conveyance, transfer, transferral |
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Related Words: bringing, carry, connection, connexion, delivery, drive, movement, relocation, resettlement, transplantation, transshipment |
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(noun) the commercial enterprise of transporting goods and materials |
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Synonyms: shipping, transport |
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Related Words: airlift, business, business enterprise, commercial enterprise, express, expressage, ferry, ferrying, freight, freightage, hauling, moving, navigation, relocation, trucking |
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(noun) the roads and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods |
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Synonyms: transit, transportation system |
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Related Words: facility, highway system, installation, public transit, telferage, telpherage |
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(noun) the federal department that institutes and coordinates national transportation programs; created in 1966 |
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Synonyms: Department of Transportation |
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Related Words: executive department |
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