TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the phrase transportation system. (close relations)
Definition of TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM
Best Alternative Words for TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM
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| transit | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a surveying instrument for measuring horizontal and vertical angles, consisting of a small telescope mounted on a tripod • a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods • a journey usually by ship verb • make a passage or journey from one place to another • pass across (a sign or house of the zodiac) or pass across (the disk of a celestial body or the meridian of a place) • revolve (the telescope of a surveying transit) about its horizontal transverse axis in order to reverse its direction • cause or enable to pass through | ||||||||
| conveyance | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • document effecting a property transfer • the transmission of information • something that serves as a means of transportation • act of transferring property title from one person to another • the act of moving something from one location to another | ||||||||
| network | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • an interconnected system of things or people • (broadcasting) a communication system consisting of a group of broadcasting stations that all transmit the same programs • an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals • a system of intersecting lines or channels • (electronics) a system of interconnected electronic components or circuits verb • communicate with and within a group | ||||||||
| vehicle | nounn | |||||||
noun • a conveyance that transports people or objects • a medium for the expression or achievement of something • any substance that facilitates the use of a drug or pigment or other material that is mixed with it • any inanimate object (as a towel or money or clothing or dishes or books or toys etc.) that can transmit infectious agents from one person to another | ||||||||
| transportation | nounn | |||||||
noun • a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods • the United States federal department that institutes and coordinates national transportation programs; created in 1966 • the act of moving something from one location to another • the sum charged for riding in a public conveyance • the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials • the act of expelling a person from their native land | ||||||||
