Transportation System

Definition: Transportation System

Transportation System

Noun

1. Facility consisting of the roads and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods.

Synonyms: Transportation System

Synonyms: transit (n), transportation (n). (additional references)

Crosswords: Transportation System

English words defined with "transportation system": bus line ♦ highway system ♦ main line ♦ off-line ♦ public transit ♦ short line ♦ telferage, telpherage. (references)

Specialty definitions using "transportation system": AASHTO ♦ DIRECTOR, TRANSPORTATION, DISPATCHER, BUS AND TROLLEY, division superintendent ♦ rail haulage system ♦ STS, SUPERINTENDENT, DIVISION ♦ transit-operations supervisor, transportation systems management. (references)

Domain	Title
Books	1995 status of the nation's surface transportation system, condition and performance : report of the Secretary of Transportation to the United States Congress (reference) The Future Highway Transportation System and Society: Suggested Research on Impacts and Interactions (reference) (more book examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Subject	Topic	Quote
Business		These include a skilled labor force, an efficient intermodal transportation system, a large natural resource base and tariff-free access to the U.S. and Mexican markets. (references)
		With its large airspace and well-positioned network of airports, Sweden can accommodate the growth and further expand the role of air traffic in the transportation system. (references)
		With above-mentioned loans, EIB loans into transportation system totaled 1 billion USD. 700 million USD were allocated into road system upgrading, while 400 million USD into upgrading of main international motorways. (references)
Children	Chile	Although a 1994 law requires that new public buildings provide access for persons with disabilities, the public transportation system does not make provision for wheelchair access, and subway lines in the Santiago metropolitan area provide facilitated access for persons with disabilities only in some areas. (references)
Economic History	Mexico	It has a good transportation system with modern highways, railroads, and airports. (references)
	Jamaica	The inland transportation system, encompassing transportation of goods within Jamaica and to ports, is in need of repair. (references)
Political Economy	Cuba	Despite this, overall economic output remained below the levels prior to the drop of at least 35 percent in gross domestic product (GDP) that occurred in the early 1990's. This drop was due to the inefficiencies of the centrally controlled economic system; the loss of billions of dollars of annual Soviet bloc trade and Soviet subsidies; the ongoing deterioration of plants, equipment, and the transportation system; and the continued poor performance of the important sugar sector. (references)
Travel	Korea	Seoul's public transportation system is very well organized. (references)
	Hong Kong	Hong Kong also has a very good public transportation system. (references)
Worker Rights	Pakistan	Each facility also has its own water system, waste disposal system, generator for electricity, and transportation system. (references)
	Russia	In September 2000, three members of unions of municipal electric transportation workers (drivers and ticket salespersons) filed complaints with the Commission for Labor Dispute Resolution, demanding management at depots within the Yekaterinburg electric transportation system award them additional annual leave in compensation for hazardous working conditions, as required by law. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Speaker	Term	Phrase(s)
Jimmy Carter	1977-1981	Continued increases in the cost of fuel are expected to make transit a growing part of the nation's transportation system.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expression using "transportation system": advanced rural transportation system. Additional references.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Language		Translations for "transportation system"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Danish		rumtransportsystem (space transportation system). (various references)

French		Système de Transport Spatial (space transportation system), système avancé de transport rural (advanced rural transportation system). (various references)

Greek		σύστημα διαστημικών μεταφορικών μέσων (space transportation system). (various references)

Pig Latin		ansportationtray ystemsay

Portuguese		sistema de transporte espacial (space transportation system). (various references)

Spanish		sistema de transporte espacial (space transportation system). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-a-e-i-m-n-n-o-o-p-r-r-s-s-s-t-t-t-t-y"
	-5 letters: transportations, trypanosomiases.
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

54 72 61 6E 73 70 6F 72 74 61 74 69 6F 6E 53 79 73 74 65 6D

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010100 01110010 01100001 01101110 01110011 01110000 01101111 01110010 01110100 01100001 01110100 01101001 01101111 01101110 00100000 01010011 01111001 01110011 01110100 01100101 01101101

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#84 &#114 &#97 &#110 &#115 &#112 &#111 &#114 &#116 &#97 &#116 &#105 &#111 &#110 &#32 &#83 &#121 &#115 &#116 &#101 &#109

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0054 0072 0061 006E 0073 0070 006F 0072 0074 0061 0074 0069 006F 006E 0053 0079 0073 0074 0065 006D

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

Expression	Frequency per Day
intelligent transportation system	49
canadian american transportation system	2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Transportation System

Definition: Transportation System