transportation is on the Academic Word List.
transport + -ation
Pronunciation[change]
- (uncountable) Transportation is the system or vehicles used to move people or things from one place to another.
- In most of Canada, the main form of transportation is the family car.
- The public transportation system in Tokyo is a mixture of busses and above- and below-ground trains.
- The company is trying to reduce transportation costs by sending more goods by boat rather than airplane.
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