transportation

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Every time we ride to work, we gamble on whether or not our transportation will be there for the ride home, many of us will not cycle to work if we can't park indoors.

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  1. noun The act or an instance of transporting.
  2. noun The state of being transported.
  3. noun A means of conveyance.
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  • Tickets to pay for the transportation are $18 and the deadline for reservations is April 11.
  • The economic stimulus package proposed by the incoming Obama administration may provide Virginia Republicans with a much needed out for the transportation issue. —  VBDems.org - Front Page
  • He stressed that factors such as transportation, the quality of the community and constructability should all be taken into effect.
  • Ironically, he made good points about transportation --- and to me the public transportation issues he raised made sense for both liberal and conservative points of view. —  Blueweeds
  • That has delayed helicopter transportation, which is necessary to return crews to the platforms. —  JustNews.com - Local News
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  1. from French transportation =Provencal transportacio =Spanish transportacion, trasportacion =Portuguese transportação =Italian trasportazione, from Latin transportatio (n-), a removing, transporting, from transportare, past participle transportatus, remove, transport: see transport.
 

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