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transportation
has definitions from the fields of transportation,business,government,accounting
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[ noun ] (transportation) facility consisting of the roads and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods
Synonyms Used in print ([Anonymous,] "The Attack on Employee Services"...)If you provide inter plant transportation , can this be replaced by available public transportation ? If you provide inter plant transportation , can this be replaced by available public transportation ? If you use company transportation to meet trains or to haul visitors , would taxis be cheaper ? (Sports Age, 24:9...)Just as modern transportation has outmoded the early Studebaker covered_wagon , the demand of today 's sportsmen and women has necessitated changes in their equipment . Among them , according to the U._S. Department_of_Commerce , are : ( 1 ) shorter work_weeks , ( 2 ) higher pay , ( 3 ) longer paid_vacations , ( 4 ) better transportation , ( 5 ) earlier retirement , and ( 6 ) more education . |
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[ noun ] (transportation) the act of transporting something from one location to another
Synonyms Used in print (Orlin J. Scoville, Part-Time Farming...)Usually , the cost of food and shelter will be somewhat less on the farm and the cost of transportation and utilities somewhat more . Check on the schools in the area , the quality of teaching , and the provision for transportation to and from them . (Your Federal Income Tax. 1962 Edition (Revised to...)They also deduct transportation expenses incurred in_connection_with the performance of services as employees even though they are not away from home . (Committee for Economic Development, Distressed...)Transportation may be provided from nearby school districts . |
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[ noun ] (government,transportation) the federal department that institutes and coordinates national transportation programs; created in 1966
Synonyms Related terms executive_department transportation_safety_administration faa |
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[ noun ] the act of expelling a person from their native land
Synonyms 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" Related terms |
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[ noun ] (transportation,business) the commercial enterprise of transporting goods and materials
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