transportation

英 [trænspɔː'teɪʃ(ə)n; trɑːns-] 美[,trænspɔr'teʃən]

• n. 运输；运输系统；运输工具；流放

1. a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods

2. the act of transporting something from one location to another

3. the sum charged for riding in a public conveyance

4. the commercial enterprise of transporting goods and materials

5. 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"