noun · 10 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/tɹænspɔːˈteɪʃən/
General-American:/tɹænspɚˈteɪʃən/
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rhymes with -eɪʃən
CMU ARPABET:T R AE2 N S P ER0 T EY1 SH AH0 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The act of transporting, or the state of being transported; conveyance, often of people, goods etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, uncountable, usually
Examples
We have to get people out of their cars and encourage them to use alternative forms of transportation.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
Deportation to a penal colony.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical, uncountable, usually
Examples
Mulligan's sentence was commuted from death to transportation.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A means of conveyance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, uncountable, usually
Examples
Nice transportation, dude, but your brake lights are busted.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
A ticket or fare.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
the act of expelling a person from their native land
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
men in exile dream of hope
his deportation to a penal colony
the expatriation of wealthy farmers
the sentence was one of transportation for life
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: exile, deportation, expatriation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: banishment, proscription
Narrower terms: Babylonian Captivity
6
noun
Meaning 6
the act of moving something from one location to another
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: shipping, transport
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: commercial enterprise, business enterprise, business
Narrower terms: air transportation, air transport, navigation, hauling, trucking, truckage, freight, freightage, express, expressage, ferry, ferrying
8
noun
Meaning 8
a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: transportation system, transit
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: facility, installation
Narrower terms: air transportation system, highway system, public transit, short line, telpherage, telferage
9
noun
Meaning 9
the United States federal department that institutes and coordinates national transportation programs; created in 1966
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Department of Transportation, DoT
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: executive department
10
noun
Meaning 10
the sum charged for riding in a public conveyance
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: fare
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: charge
Narrower terms: airfare, bus fare, carfare, cab fare, taxi fare, train fare
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh2-der. Proto-Indo-European *térh2t Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h2ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h2n̥ts Proto-Italic *trāns Proto-Italic *trāns- Latin trāns- Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *-téh2 Proto-Indo-European *pr̥téh2 Proto-Italic *portā Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh2yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h2tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Proto-Italic *portāō Latin portō Latin trānsportāreder. Old French transporterbor. Middle English transporten English transport Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English transportation From transport + -ation.
Across languages
Translations
98 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
نَقْل
(naql)
— act of transporting
Arabic:
نَقْلِيَّات
(naqliyyāt)
— act of transporting
Belarusian:
пераво́зка
(pjeravózka)
— act of transporting
Belarusian:
транспартава́нне
(transpartavánnje)
— act of transporting
Belarusian:
транспарціро́ўка
(transparcirówka)
— act of transporting
Bulgarian:
прево́зване
(prevózvane)
— act of transporting
Bulgarian:
транспорти́ране
(transportírane)
— act of transporting
Bulgarian:
транспо́рт
(transpórt)
— act of transporting
Catalan:
transport
— act of transporting
Chinese Cantonese:
運輸 /运输
(wan6 syu1)
— act of transporting
Chinese Mandarin:
運輸 /运输
(yùnshū)
— act of transporting
Czech:
přepravení
— act of transporting
Czech:
přeprava
— act of transporting
Estonian:
transportimine
— act of transporting
Finnish:
kuljetus
— act of transporting
French:
transport
— act of transporting
Galician:
transporte
— act of transporting
German:
Beförderung
— act of transporting
German:
Transport
— act of transporting
Greek:
μεταφορά
(metaforá)
— act of transporting
Greek:
διακίνηση
(diakínisi)
— act of transporting
Hindi:
परिवहन
(parivhan)
— act of transporting
Hungarian:
szállítás
— act of transporting
Hungarian:
fuvarozás
— act of transporting
Indonesian:
transportasi
— act of transporting
Indonesian:
perhubungan
— act of transporting
Italian:
trasporto
— act of transporting
Japanese:
輸送
(yusō)
— act of transporting
Japanese:
交通
(kōtsū)
— act of transporting
Korean:
수송
(susong)
— act of transporting
Korean:
운송
(unsong)
— act of transporting
Korean:
운수
(unsu)
— act of transporting
Korean:
운반
(unban)
— act of transporting
Korean:
교통
(gyotong)
— act of transporting
Macedonian:
превоз
(prevoz)
— act of transporting
Macedonian:
транспорт
— act of transporting
Norman:
transportâtion
— act of transporting
Occitan:
transpòrt
— act of transporting
Iranian Persian:
تَرابَری
(tarâbari)
— act of transporting
Iranian Persian:
تِرانْسْپورْت
(terânsport)
— act of transporting
Iranian Persian:
حَمْل و نَقْل
(haml o naġl)
— act of transporting
Polish:
transport
— act of transporting
Polish:
przewiezienie
— act of transporting
Portuguese:
transporte
— act of transporting
Romanian:
transportare
— act of transporting
Romanian:
transport
— act of transporting
Russian:
перево́зка
(perevózka)
— act of transporting
Russian:
транспортиро́вка
(transportiróvka)
— act of transporting
Russian:
перепра́вка
(pereprávka)
— act of transporting
Slovak:
preprava
— act of transporting
Spanish:
transporte
— act of transporting
Spanish:
transportación
— act of transporting
Spanish:
transportamiento
— act of transporting
Swahili:
usafiri
— act of transporting
Swahili:
ubebaji
— act of transporting
Turkish:
nakliye
— act of transporting
Turkish:
ulaştırma
— act of transporting
Turkish:
nakliyat
— act of transporting
Ukrainian:
переве́зення
(perevézennja)
— act of transporting
Ukrainian:
транспортува́ння
(transportuvánnja)
— act of transporting
Urdu:
آمَد و رَفْت
(āmad o raft)
— act of transporting
Urdu:
نَقْل و حَمْل
(naql o haml)
— act of transporting
Bulgarian:
изпра́щане на като́рга
(izpráštane na katórga)
— deportation to a penal colony
Chinese Mandarin:
流放
(liúfàng)
— deportation to a penal colony
Finnish:
karkotus
— deportation to a penal colony
French:
transportation
— deportation to a penal colony
Hindi:
निर्वासन
(nirvāsan)
— deportation to a penal colony
Hungarian:
deportálás
— deportation to a penal colony
Italian:
deportazione
— deportation to a penal colony
Japanese:
島流し
(shimanagashi)
— deportation to a penal colony
Japanese:
流罪
(ruzai)
— deportation to a penal colony
Korean:
유형
(yuhyeong)
— deportation to a penal colony
Korean:
추방
(chubang)
— deportation to a penal colony
Polish:
zesłanie
— deportation to a penal colony
Russian:
ссы́лка
(ssýlka)
— deportation to a penal colony
Swahili:
usafiri
— deportation to a penal colony
Belarusian:
тра́нспарт
(tránspart)
— means of conveyance
Bulgarian:
транспо́рт
(transpórt)
— means of conveyance
Chinese Mandarin:
載體 /载体
(zàitǐ, zǎitǐ)
— means of conveyance
Finnish:
kulkuneuvo
— means of conveyance
French:
transport
— means of conveyance
Hindi:
साधन
(sādhan)
— means of conveyance
Hungarian:
közlekedés
— means of conveyance
Italian:
mezzo
— means of conveyance
Italian:
vettura
— means of conveyance
Japanese:
乗り物
(norimono)
— means of conveyance
Japanese:
輸送機関
(yusōkikan)
— means of conveyance
Japanese:
交通機関
(kōtsū kikan)
— means of conveyance
Korean:
교통기관
(gyotonggigwan)
— means of conveyance
Korean:
탈것
(talgeot)
— means of conveyance
Latin:
vectūra
— means of conveyance
Navajo:
bee nahatʼiʼii
— means of conveyance
Polish:
środek transportu
— means of conveyance
Portuguese:
transporte
— means of conveyance
Russian:
тра́нспорт
(tránsport)
— means of conveyance
Russian:
тра́нспортные сре́дства
(tránsportnyje srédstva)
— means of conveyance
Swahili:
usafiri
— means of conveyance
Ukrainian:
тра́нспорт
(tránsport)
— means of conveyance
