transportation: meaning and words from its letters
14 letters · 16 letter points · starts with T · ends with N
Meaning of transportation
noun
- US, uncountable, usually
The act of transporting, or the state of being transported; conveyance, often of people, goods etc.
Example: We have to get people out of their cars and encourage them to use alternative forms of transportation.
- US, uncountable, usually
A means or manner of conveyance; a system of conveyance.
Example: Nice transportation, dude, but your brake lights are busted.
- US, uncountable, usually
A ticket or fare.
- historical, uncountable, usually
Deportation to a penal colony.
Example: Mulligan's sentence was commuted from death to transportation.
Listed forms: transportations.
Source: Wiktionary — transportation.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for transportation.
noun
a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods
- transportation system
- transit
noun
the act of moving something from one location to another
noun
the sum charged for riding in a public conveyance
noun
the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is transportation in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of transportation
T(1) + R(1) + A(1) + N(1) + S(1) + P(3) + O(1) + R(1) + T(1) + A(1) + T(1) + I(1) + O(1) + N(1) = 16 points.
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Anagrams of transportation
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from transportation
635 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in transportation. Showing up to 24, longest first.