transportation
Getting somewhere somehow
Transportation is the movement of people or goods from one place to another, or the systems and vehicles that enable this: public transportation, air transportation.
In historical legal use, transportation meant exile to a penal colony: The sentence was transportation to Australia.
The word often appears where the simpler "transport" would serve.
Means of transport
- carWheeled motor vehicle
- busLarge passenger vehicle
- trainRail vehicle or instruct
- airplanePowered flying machine
ship · bicycle · motorcycle · truck · van · subway · tram · ferry
Product delivery infrastructure
- warehousingStoring goods commercially
- distributionAllocation across recipients
- fulfillmentState of achieved purpose
- shippingTransporting goods to destinations
freight · cargo · trucking · dispatch · tracking · delivery · hub · terminal
Relating to motor vehicles
- aviationFlying or operating aircraft
- shippingTransporting goods to destinations
- railroadPermanent track for trains
- airlinesCommercial flight operators
trucking · maritime · aerospace · freight · carriers · fleet management · carmakers · dealerships
Planned travel somewhere
- journeyTravel from place to place
- commuteRegular work travel
- passageSegment of text
- crossingPoint where paths intersect
voyage · excursion · itinerary · destination · route · layover · departure · arrival
Vehicle travel surface
- highwayMajor road for travel
- railwayTrack system for trains
- bridgeStructure spanning an obstacle
- tunnelEnclosed underground route
airport · station · terminal · intersection · lane · sidewalk · bike path · overpass
Ease of approach
- wheelchairSeated conveyance for mobility-impaired
- rampSloped connecting surface
- liftMechanism for vertical transport
- accessibleAble to be reached
walker · cane · scooter · paratransit · barrier-free · universal design · curb cut · handrail
vehicle
Means of transport
airplane · ship · bicycle · motorcycle · truck · van · subway · tram · ferry · scooter
supply chain
Product delivery infrastructure
- warehousingStoring goods commercially
- distributionAllocation across recipients
- fulfillmentState of achieved purpose
shipping · freight · cargo · trucking · dispatch · tracking · delivery · hub · terminal · containerization
automotive
Relating to motor vehicles
- aviationFlying or operating aircraft
- shippingTransporting goods to destinations
- railroadPermanent track for trains
airlines · trucking · maritime · aerospace · freight · carriers · fleet management · carmakers · dealerships · ride-sharing
trip
Planned travel somewhere
crossing · voyage · excursion · itinerary · destination · route · layover · departure · arrival · ticket
road
Vehicle travel surface
tunnel · airport · station · terminal · intersection · lane · sidewalk · bike path · overpass · interchange
accessibility
Ease of approach
- wheelchairSeated conveyance for mobility-impaired
- rampSloped connecting surface
- liftMechanism for vertical transport
accessible · walker · cane · scooter · paratransit · barrier-free · universal design · curb cut · handrail · elevator
- hotelshotel staff, hotel room, accommodations, hotelier, innkeeper
- Industrial Sectorsmanufacturing, aerospace, defense, automotive, machinery
- industriesbusiness, factories, education, health, supply chain
- living conditionshousing, income, employment, healthcare access, education access
- city topicsgeography, population, demographics, government, economy
- conferencesconference, symposium, conferences, keynote, forums
transportationstasis
State of inactivity
immobility · stillness · staying put · stationariness · fixedness
transportationstorage
Space for keeping goods
warehousing · stationing · anchoring · mooring · parking
transportationrepatriation
Formal return to homeland
repatriate · homecoming · return · restoration · reinstatement
- public transportationShared vehicles for commuters
- city transportationUrban passenger movement systems
- commercial transportationFee-based movement of cargo
- surface transportationMovement across land or water
- marine transportationWaterborne conveyance of cargo
- ground transportationNon-flying travel methods
transportations, transportation network, transportation networks