Noun

(en noun)

A set amount of travelling, seen as a single unit; a discrete trip, a voyage.

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(label) A day.

(label) A day's travelling; the distance travelled in a day.

(label) A day's work.

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*:But whan ye haue done that Iourney ye shal promyse me as ye are a true knyght for to go with me and to helpe me / and other damoysels that are distressid dayly with a fals knyghte / All your entente damoysel and desyre I wylle fulfylle / soo ye wyl brynge me vnto this knyghte

Noun

(-)

The act of transporting, or the state of being transported; conveyance, often of people, goods etc.

We have to get people out of their cars and encourage them to use alternative forms of transportation .

(historical) Deportation to a penal colony.

Mulligan's sentence was commuted from death to transportation .

(US) A means of conveyance.

Nice transportation , dude, but your brake lights are busted.

(US) A ticket or fare.

* 1898 , Willa Cather, The Westbound Train

Sybil: [..] That reminds me, I haven't got my passes yet! Have you the transportation here from Cheyenne to San Francisco for Mrs. S. Johnston?"

(Agent looks grave, goes back and fumbles at the papers on his desk, returns to the window with a slip of paper in his hand.)

Agent: "We had transportation here made out for such a person, but it was called for several hours ago."