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WordBand 6–7Core (NGSL)
transportation
/tɹænspɔːˈteɪʃən/
noun
act, system, or business of moving people or goods from one place to another
- “I know that you can rely on him for transportation.”Tatoeba
- “Public transportation is only faster than private transportation in urban areas.”Tatoeba
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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)