transportation

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
transport

▶verb /tranˈspɔːt, trɑːn-/ 

• 1 take or carry from one place to another by means of a vehicle, aircraft, or ship.

  ■ historical send (a convict) to a penal colony.

• 2 overwhelm with a strong emotion, especially joy.

▶noun /ˈtranspɔːt, ˈtrɑːn-/ 

• 1 a system or means of transporting.

  ■ the action of transporting or the state of being transported.

  ■ a large vehicle, ship, or aircraft for carrying troops or stores.

  ■ historical a convict who was transported to a penal colony.

• 2 (transports) overwhelming emotions.

– derivatives
transportability noun,
transportable adjective,
transportation noun.

– origin ME: from OFr. transporter or L. transportare ‘carry across’.