- transportation system, transportation, transit - a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods
--1 is a kind of facility, installation
--1 is a part of infrastructure, base
--1 has parts:
--1 has particulars:airfield, landing field, flying field, field; bridge, span; line; public transport; terminal, terminus, depot; way air transportation system; highway system; public transit; short line; telpherage, telferage Derived form: verb transport1 - transportation, transfer, transferral, conveyance - the act of transporting something from one location to another
--2 is a kind of movement
--2 has parts: pickup
--2 has particulars:transshipment; airlift, lift; connection, connexion; delivery, bringing; drive; carry; lighterage; resettlement, transplantation, relocation; teleportation Derived form: verb transport2 - fare, transportation - the sum charged for riding in a public conveyance
--3 is a kind of charge
--3 has particulars:airfare; bus fare, carfare; cab fare, taxi fare; train fare - Department of Transportation, Transportation, DoT - the United States federal department that institutes and coordinates national transportation programs; created in 1966
--4 is a kind of executive department
--4 has parts:Federal Aviation Agency, FAA; Transportation Safety Administration, TSA; United States Coast Guard, U. S. Coast Guard, US Coast Guard - transportation, shipping, transport - the commercial enterprise of transporting goods and materials
--5 is a kind of commercial enterprise, business enterprise, business
--5 is a part of commerce, commercialism, mercantilism
--5 has particulars:air transportation, air transport; navigation; hauling, trucking, truckage; freight, freightage; express, expressage; ferry, ferrying Derived form: verb transport4 - exile, deportation, expatriation, transportation - 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"
--6 is a kind of banishment, proscription
--6 has particulars: Babylonian Captivity