Transportation vs. Shipping

Transportationnoun

The act of transporting, or the state of being transported; conveyance, often of people, goods etc.

‘We have to get people out of their cars and encourage them to use alternative forms of transportation.’;

Shippingnoun

The transportation of goods.

Transportationnoun

(historical) Deportation to a penal colony.

‘Mulligan's sentence was commuted from death to transportation.’;

Shippingnoun

The body of ships belonging to one nation, port or industry.

Transportationnoun

(US) A means of conveyance.

‘Nice transportation, dude, but your brake lights are busted.’;

Shippingnoun

Passage or transport on a ship.

Transportationnoun

(US) A ticket or fare.

Shippingnoun

The cost of sending an item or package via postal services.

Transportationnoun

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

‘To provide a vessel for their transportation.’;

Shippingnoun

Navigation.

Transportationnoun

Transport; ecstasy.

Shippingverb

present participle of ship

Transportationnoun

a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods

Shippingadjective

Relating to ships, their ownership, transfer, or employment; as, shiping concerns.

Transportationnoun

the act of transporting something from one location to another

Shippingadjective

Relating to, or concerned in, the forwarding of goods; as, a shipping clerk.

Transportationnoun

the sum charged for riding in a public conveyance

Shippingnoun

The act of one who, or of that which, ships; as, the shipping of flour to Liverpool.

Transportationnoun

the United States federal department that institutes and coordinates national transportation programs; created in 1966

Shippingnoun

The collective body of ships in one place, or belonging to one port, country, etc.; vessels, generally; tonnage.

Transportationnoun

the commercial enterprise of transporting goods and materials

Shippingnoun

Navigation.

Transportationnoun

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’;

Shippingnoun

the commercial enterprise of transporting goods and materials

Shippingnoun

conveyance provided by the ships belonging to one country or industry