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{
"term": "transportation",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"academic": true,
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "b2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "a system for carrying people or goods from one place to another using vehicles, roads, etc.",
"labels": "(especially North American English)British English usually",
"cefr": "b2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "**public transportation** *(= the system of buses, trains, etc. provided for people to travel from one place to another)*"
},
{
"text": "air/rail/bus transportation"
},
{
"text": "the transportation industry"
},
{
"text": "The neighborhood offers easy access to public transportation."
},
{
"text": "The storm disrupted transportation and wrecked homes."
},
{
"text": "The strike brought the transportation system to a halt."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "a vehicle or method of travel",
"labels": "(North American English)British English",
"cefr": "b2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The city is providing free transportation to the stadium from downtown."
},
{
"text": "a **mode/means of transportation**"
},
{
"text": "Do you have access to transportation?"
},
{
"text": "Volunteers must provide their own transportation."
},
{
"text": "We provide transportation to and from school."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "the activity or business of carrying goods from one place to another using trucks, trains, etc.",
"labels": "especially in British English",
"cefr": "b2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "the transportation of heavy loads"
},
{
"text": "**transportation costs**"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "(in the past) the act of sending criminals to a place that is far away as a form of punishment",
"examples": []
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˌtrænspɔːˈteɪʃn/",
"audio": "tr/transportation/transportation__gb_2.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃn/",
"audio": "tr/transportation/transportation__us_3.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": null
}