Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for transportation. Search instead for transportation+system.
Definitions

transportation

[trans-per-tey-shuhn] / ˌtræns pərˈteɪ ʃən /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

His transportation and health secretaries have flown to Mindanao from the capital Manila to oversee the response.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Starting in 2004 when South Africa won the right to host the international soccer competition, the government spent billions on new and refurbished stadiums, transportation and security, according to the national treasury.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

The Russia-backed administration also banned commuter train services and transportation of groups of children within Luhansk.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

Between 2024 and 2025, total units produced at Independent Record Pressing increased by 41% while emissions — which also benefited from lower-carbon transportation — decreased by 34%.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

When Nikolaus Otto built his first gas engine, in 1866, horses had been supplying people’s land transportation needs for nearly 6,000 years, supplemented increasingly by steam-powered railroads for several decades.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




Vocabulary lists containing transportation


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember "transportation" for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com