transportation
/tɹænspɚˈteɪʃən/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.57 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The act of transporting, or the state of being transported; conveyance, often of people, goods etc.
American usage; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "We have to get people out of their cars and encourage them to use alternative forms of transportation."
- "Mulligan's sentence was commuted from death to transportation."
- "Redpath was sentenced to transportation for life, and his assets, amounting to over £25,000, went to reduce the sum that the Great Northern had to find."
- "Nice transportation, dude, but your brake lights are busted."
- "The hotel offers ground transportation to the airport."
- "Public transportation is useful for everybody."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *térh₂t Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂n̥ts Proto-Italic *trāns Proto-Italic *trāns- Latin trāns- Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *-téh₂ Proto-Indo-European *pr̥téh₂ Proto-Italic *portā Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Proto-Italic *portāō Latin portō Latin trānsportāreder. Old French transporterbor. Middle English transporten English transport Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English transportation From transport + -ation.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /tɹænspɚˈteɪʃən/
- British English: /tɹænspɔːˈteɪʃən/
Usage
- American usage
- Uncountable