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usually uncountable, plural transportations
The act of transporting, or the state of being transported; conveyance, often of people, goods etc. examples
(historical) Deportation to a penal colony.
(US) A means of conveyance. examples
(US) A ticket or fare. quotations examples
Sybil: [..] That reminds me, I haven't got my passes yet! Have you the transportation here from Cheyenne to San Francisco for Mrs. S. Johnston?"(Agent looks grave, goes back and fumbles at the papers on his desk, returns to the window with a slip of paper in his hand.)Agent: "We had transportation here made out for such a person, but it was called for several hours ago."
1898, Willa Cather, The Westbound Train