{
    "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
}