Definition of "transportation" []

• The act or an instance of transporting. (noun)
• The state of being transported. (noun)
• A means of conveyance. (noun)
• The business of conveying passengers or goods. (noun)
• A charge for public conveyance; fare. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Investing in transportation is essential if the U.S. is to remain competitive in a global economy."
• "The device, which is used to measure mileage in a car or other mode of transportation comes from the Greek words for “Measure Path”."
• "In two generations the change in transportation is almost as great as in all the previous history of the world."