exile deportation expatriation transportation | the act of expelling a person from their native land, men in exile dream of hope, his deportation to a penal colony, the expatriation of wealthy farmers, the sentence was one of transportation for life |
transportation transport transfer transferral conveyance | the act of moving something from one location to another |
Secretary of Transportation Transportation Secretary | the position of the head of the Department of Transportation, the post of Transportation Secretary was created in |
materials handling | act of loading and unloading and moving goods within e.g. a factory especially using mechanical devices |
MOT MOT test Ministry of Transportation test | a compulsory annual test of older motor vehicles for safety and exhaust fumes |
adventure escapade risky venture dangerous undertaking | a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful) |
creating from raw materials | the act of creating something that is different from the materials that went into it |
transportation shipping transport | the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials |
air transportation air transport | transportation by air |
air transportation system | a transportation system for moving passengers or goods by air |
consumer goods | goods (as food or clothing) intended for direct use or consumption |
conveyance transport | something that serves as a means of transportation |
drygoods soft goods | textiles or clothing and related merchandise |
durables durable goods consumer durables | consumer goods that are not destroyed by use |
fancy goods | goods that are chiefly ornamental |
packaged goods | groceries that are packaged for sale |
public transport | conveyance for passengers or mail or freight |
sporting goods | sports equipment sold as a commodity |
tape drive tape transport transport | a mechanism that transports magnetic tape across the read write heads of a tape playback recorder |
transportation system transportation transit | a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods |
transport ship | a ship for carrying soldiers or military equipment |
troop carrier troop transport | any land or sea or air vehicle designed to carry troops |
white goods household linen | drygoods for household use that are typically made of white cloth |
white goods | large electrical home appliances (refrigerators or washing machines etc.) that are typically finished in white enamel |
yard goods piece goods | merchandise in the form of fabrics sold by the yard |
cystic fibrosis transport regulator CFTR | the gene that is mutated in cystic fibrosis |
bill of goods | a consignment of merchandise |
bill of goods | communication (written or spoken) that persuades someone to accept something untrue or undesirable, they tried to sell me a bill of goods about a secondhand car |
source materials | publications from which information is obtained |
canned food canned foods canned goods tinned goods | food preserved by canning |
baked goods | foods (like breads and cakes and pastries) that are cooked in an oven |
produce green goods green groceries garden truck | fresh fruits and vegetable grown for the market |
transportation company | a company providing transportation |
Department of Transportation Transportation DoT | the United States federal department that institutes and coordinates national transportation programs, created in |
Transportation Security Administration TSA | an agency established in to safeguard United States transportation systems and insure safe air travel |
Secretary of Transportation Transportation Secretary | the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Transportation, Johnson appointed Alan S. Boyd as the first Transportation Secretary |
worldly possessions worldly belongings worldly goods | all the property that someone possess, he left all his worldly possessions to his daughter |
fare transportation | the sum charged for riding in a public conveyance |
active transport | transport of a substance (as a protein or drug) across a cell membrane against the concentration gradient, requires an expenditure of energy |
consumption economic consumption usance use use of goods and services | (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing, the consumption of energy has increased steadily |
passive transport | transport of a substance across a cell membrane by diffusion, expenditure of energy is not required |
transport | an exchange of molecules (and their kinetic energy and momentum) across the boundary between adjacent layers of a fluid or across cell membranes |
ecstasy rapture transport exaltation raptus | a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion, listening to sweet music in a perfect rapture- Charles Dickens |
HAZMAT | an abbreviation for `hazardous material' used on warning signs, NO HAZMATS IN TUNNEL |
get the goods | discover some bad or hidden information about, She got the goods on her co-worker after reading his e-mail |
transmit transfer transport channel channelize channelise | send from one person or place to another, transmit a message |
transport carry | move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body, You must carry your camping gear, carry the suitcases to the car, This train is carrying nuclear waste, These pipes carry waste water into the river |
enchant enrapture transport enthrall ravish enthral delight | hold spellbound |
transport send ship | transport commercially |
transport | move something or somebody around, usually over long distances |