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Meaning of 'transportation' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Transportation [ n.]
- The act of transporting, or the state of being transported; carriage from one place to another; removal; conveyance.
- Transport; ecstasy.

Meaning of 'transportation' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . transportation [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the act of expelling a person from their native land
Example in sentence:
  • his deportation to a penal colony;
  • men in exile dream of hope;
  • the expatriation of wealthy farmers;
  • the sentence was one of transportation for life

Nearby Words:

trabea trabeae trabeated trabeation trabecula trabeculae trabecular trabeculate trabu trace

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