TRANSPORTATION

exile, deportation, expatriation, transportation

(noun) the act of expelling a person from their native land; “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”

transportation, transport, transfer, transferral, conveyance

(noun) the act of moving something from one location to another

transportation, shipping, transport

(noun) the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials

fare, transportation

(noun) the sum charged for riding in a public conveyance

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

transportation (usually uncountable, plural transportations)

The act of transporting, or the state of being transported; conveyance, often of people, goods etc.

(historical) Deportation to a penal colony.

(US) A means of conveyance.

(US) A ticket or fare.

Source: Wiktionary

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Trans`por*ta"tion, n. Etym: [L. transportatio: cf. F. transportation.]

1. The act of transporting, or the state of being transported; carriage from one place to another; removal; conveyance. To provide a vessel for their transportation. Sir H. Wotton.

2. Transport; ecstasy. [R.] South.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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