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transportation

The correct spelling is transportation.

How to pronounce transportation

noun

IPA: /tɹænspɔːˈteɪʃən/

Say it like: Tra-nsp-ort-ash-on

The correct spelling is transportation. The act of transporting, or the state of being transported; conveyance, often of people, goods etc. For example: "We have to get people out of their cars and encourage them to use alternative forms of transportation."

Usage Examples

We have to get people out of their cars and encourage them to use alternative forms of transportation.

Mulligan's sentence was commuted from death to transportation.

Nice transportation, dude, but your brake lights are busted.

Definition

noun

  1. 1.The act of transporting, or the state of being transported; conveyance, often of people, goods etc.
  2. 2.Deportation to a penal colony.
  3. 3.A means of conveyance.
  4. 4.A ticket or fare.

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