transportation
English Thesaurus
1. the act of expelling a person from their native land (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | banishment, proscription, |
| definition | : | rejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing someone (noun.act) |
| instance hyponym | : | babylonian captivity, |
| definition | : | the deportation of the Jews to Babylonia by Nebuchadnezzar in 586 BC (noun.act) |
2. the act of moving something from one location to another (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | movement, |
| definition | : | the act of changing the location of something (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | transshipment, |
| definition | : | the transfer from one conveyance to another for shipment (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | airlift, lift, |
| definition | : | transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable) (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | connection, connexion, |
| definition | : | shifting from one form of transportation to another (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | bringing, delivery, |
| definition | : | the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail) (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | drive, |
| definition | : | the act of driving a herd of animals overland (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | carry, |
| definition | : | the act of carrying something (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | lighterage, |
| definition | : | the transportation of goods on a lighter (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | relocation, resettlement, |
| definition | : | the transportation of people (as a family or colony) to a new settlement (as after an upheaval of some kind) (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | teleportation, |
| definition | : | a hypothetical mode of instantaneous transportation; matter is dematerialized at one place and recreated at another (noun.act) |
| part holonym | : | pickup, |
| definition | : | the act of taking aboard passengers or freight (noun.act) |
3. the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials (noun.act)
| hyponym | : | navigation, |
| definition | : | ship traffic (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | freight, freightage, |
| definition | : | transporting goods commercially at rates cheaper than express rates (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | ferry, ferrying, |
| definition | : | transport by boat or aircraft (noun.act) |
| part meronym | : | commerce, commercialism, mercantilism, |
| definition | : | transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services) (noun.act) |
| domain member category | : | on-line, online, |
| definition | : | on a regular route of a railroad or bus or airline system (adj.all) |
| domain member category | : | off-line, |
| definition | : | not on a regular route of a transportation system (adj.all) |
4. a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | facility, installation, |
| definition | : | a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | highway system, |
| definition | : | a transportation system consisting of roads for motor transport (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | public transit, |
| definition | : | a public transportation system for moving passengers (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | short line, |
| definition | : | a transportation system that operates over relatively short distances (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | telferage, telpherage, |
| definition | : | a transportation system in which cars (telphers) are suspended from cables and operated on electricity (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | bridge, span, |
| definition | : | a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc. (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | line, |
| definition | : | a commercial organization serving as a common carrier (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | public transport, |
| definition | : | conveyance for passengers or mail or freight (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | depot, terminal, terminus, |
| definition | : | station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | way, |
| definition | : | any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another (noun.artifact) |
| part meronym | : | base, infrastructure, |
| definition | : | the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area (noun.artifact) |
5. the United States federal department that institutes and coordinates national transportation programs; created in 1966 (noun.group)
| hypernym | : | executive department, |
| definition | : | a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States (noun.group) |
| part holonym | : | faa, federal aviation agency, |
| definition | : | an agency in the Department of Transportation that is responsible for the safety of civilian aviation (noun.group) |
6. the sum charged for riding in a public conveyance (noun.possession)
| hypernym | : | charge, |
| definition | : | the price charged for some article or service (noun.possession) |
| hyponym | : | airfare, |
| definition | : | the fare charged for traveling by airplane (noun.possession) |
| hyponym | : | bus fare, carfare, |
| definition | : | the fare charged for riding a bus or streetcar (noun.possession) |
| hyponym | : | cab fare, taxi fare, |
| definition | : | the fare charged for riding in a taxicab (noun.possession) |
| hyponym | : | train fare, |
| definition | : | the fare charged for traveling by train (noun.possession) |
7. the act of expelling a person from their native land (noun.act)
8. the act of moving something from one location to another (noun.act)
| derivation | : | bring, convey, fetch, get, |
| definition | : | go or come after and bring or take back (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | carry, transport, |
| definition | : | move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | bring, convey, take, |
| definition | : | take something or somebody with oneself somewhere (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | transfer, |
| definition | : | move from one place to another (verb.possession) |
9. the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials (noun.act)
10. a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | transit, |
| definition | : | cause or enable to pass through (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | transport, |
| definition | : | move something or somebody around; usually over long distances (verb.motion) |
11. the act of expelling a person from their native land (noun.act)
12. the act of moving something from one location to another (noun.act)
| derivation | : | bring, convey, fetch, get, |
| definition | : | go or come after and bring or take back (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | carry, transport, |
| definition | : | move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | bring, convey, take, |
| definition | : | take something or somebody with oneself somewhere (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | transfer, |
| definition | : | move from one place to another (verb.possession) |
13. the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials (noun.act)
14. a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | transit, |
| definition | : | cause or enable to pass through (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | transport, |
| definition | : | move something or somebody around; usually over long distances (verb.motion) |
Visual ArtiKata
Explore transportation in ArtiKata.com >