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Transportation

The act of transporting, or the state of being transported; carriage from one place to another; removal; conveyance.

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Broader term 7

Banishment 76% connected

The act of banishing, or the state of being banished.

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Business 76% connected

That which busies one, or that which engages the time, attention, or labor of any one, as his principal concern or interest, whether for a longer or…

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Charge 76% connected

To lay on or impose, as a load, tax, or burden; to load; to fill.

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Facility 76% connected

The quality of being easily performed; freedom from difficulty; ease; as, the facility of an operation.

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Installation 76% connected

The act of installing or giving possession of an office, rank, or order, with the usual rites or ceremonies; as, the installation of an ordained mini…

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Movement 76% connected

The act of moving; change of place or posture; transference, by any means, from one situation to another; natural or appropriate motion; progress; ad…

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Proscription 76% connected

The act of proscribing; a dooming to death or exile; outlawry; specifically, among the ancient Romans, the public offer of a reward for the head of a…

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Narrower term 22

Bringing 76% connected

of Bring

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Carry 76% connected

To convey or transport in any manner from one place to another; to bear; -- often with away or off.

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Connection 76% connected

The act of connecting, or the state of being connected; junction; union; alliance; relationship.

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Connexion 76% connected

Connection. See Connection.

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Delivery 76% connected

The act of delivering from restraint; rescue; release; liberation; as, the delivery of a captive from his dungeon.

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Drive 76% connected

To impel or urge onward by force in a direction away from one, or along before one; to push forward; to compel to move on; to communicate motion to;…

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Express 76% connected

Exactly representing; exact.

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Expressage 76% connected

The charge for carrying a parcel by express.

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Ferry 76% connected

To carry or transport over a river, strait, or other narrow water, in a boat.

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Ferrying 76% connected

of Ferry

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Freight 76% connected

That with which anything in fraught or laden for transportation; lading; cargo, especially of a ship, or a car on a railroad, etc.; as, a freight of…

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Freightage 76% connected

Charge for transportation; expense of carriage.

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Hauling 76% connected

of Haul

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Lift 76% connected

The sky; the atmosphere; the firmament.

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Lighterage 76% connected

The price paid for conveyance of goods on a lighter.

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Navigation 76% connected

The act of navigating; the act of passing on water in ships or other vessels; the state of being navigable.

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Relocation 76% connected

A second location.

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Resettlement 76% connected

Act of settling again, or state of being settled again; as, the resettlement of lees.

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Telpherage 76% connected

The conveyance of vehicles or loads by means of electricity.

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Transshipment 76% connected

The act of transshipping, or transferring, as goods, from one ship or conveyance to another.

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Truckage 76% connected

The practice of bartering goods; exchange; barter; truck.

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trucking 76% connected

of Truck

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Derivationally related 8

Convey 74% connected

To carry from one place to another; to bear or transport.

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Convey 74% connected

To carry from one place to another; to bear or transport.

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Get 74% connected

Jet, the mineral.

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Get 74% connected

Jet, the mineral.

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Send 74% connected

To cause to go in any manner; to dispatch; to commission or direct to go; as, to send a messenger.

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Send 74% connected

To cause to go in any manner; to dispatch; to commission or direct to go; as, to send a messenger.

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Transport 74% connected

To carry or bear from one place to another; to remove; to convey; as, to transport goods; to transport troops.

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Transport 74% connected

To carry or bear from one place to another; to remove; to convey; as, to transport goods; to transport troops.

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Containing whole 3

Base 70% connected

Of little, or less than the usual, height; of low growth; as, base shrubs.

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Commerce 70% connected

The exchange or buying and selling of commodities; esp. the exchange of merchandise, on a large scale, between different places or communities; exten…

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Commercialism 70% connected

The commercial spirit or method.

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Component part 8

Bridge 70% connected

A structure, usually of wood, stone, brick, or iron, erected over a river or other water course, or over a chasm, railroad, etc., to make a passagewa…

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Depot 70% connected

A place of deposit for the storing of goods; a warehouse; a storehouse.

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Field 70% connected

Cleared land; land suitable for tillage or pasture; cultivated ground; the open country.

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Line 70% connected

Flax; linen.

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Span 70% connected

imp. & p. p. of Spin.

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Terminal 70% connected

Of or pertaining to the end or extremity; forming the extremity; as, a terminal edge.

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Terminus 70% connected

Literally, a boundary; a border; a limit.

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Way 70% connected

Away.

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Synonym 10

Conveyance 92% connected

The act of conveying, carrying, or transporting; carriage.

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Deportation 92% connected

The act of deporting or exiling, or the state of being deported; banishment; transportation.

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Dot 92% connected

A marriage portion; dowry.

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Exile 92% connected

Forced separation from one's native country; expulsion from one's home by the civil authority; banishment; sometimes, voluntary separation from one's…

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Expatriation 92% connected

The act of banishing, or the state of banishment; especially, the forsaking of one's own country with a renunciation of allegiance.

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Fare 92% connected

To go; to pass; to journey; to travel.

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Shipping 92% connected

of Ship

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Transfer 92% connected

To convey from one place or person another; to transport, remove, or cause to pass, to another place or person; as, to transfer the laws of one count…

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Transit 92% connected

The act of passing; passage through or over.

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Transport 92% connected

To carry or bear from one place to another; to remove; to convey; as, to transport goods; to transport troops.

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