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transportation

[trans-per-tey-shuhn]

noun

  1. the act of transporting.

  2. the state of being transported. transported.

  3. the means of transport or conveyance.

  4. the business of conveying people, goods, etc.

  5. price of travel or transport by public conveyance; fare.

  6. tickets or permits for transport or travel.

  7. banishment, as of a criminal to a penal colony; deportation.

  8. Also called Transportation Department.Ìý(initial capital letter)Ìýthe Department of Transportation.



transportation

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noun

  1. a means or system of transporting

  2. the act of transporting or the state of being transported

  3. (esp formerly) deportation to a penal colony

  4. a ticket or fare

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Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms

  • nontransportation noun
  • pretransportation noun
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of transportation1

First recorded in 1530–40; transport + -ation
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All states except Alaska have at least one provider tax on managed care plans, hospitals, nursing homes, emergency ground transportation, or other types of health care businesses.

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"It is common for them in cities to also be involved in the transportation of weapons, drugs, drug dealing, extortion collection, hitmen work, and murders," he added.

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Warehouse, distribution, fleet and transportation services will continue to operate out of the facility.

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Founded by Leon G. Robinson Jr., who began by driving Head Start kids to school, it eventually became the largest Black-owned transportation company in the country.

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Carvalho said more campuses would be opened for classes to minimize travel from home to school and more school-funded transportation would be provided.

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