Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

department

n. a specialized division of a large organization; "you'll find it in the hardware department"; "she got a job in the historical section of the Treasury"

Transportation

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

transfer, transportation, transferral, conveyance

n. the act of moving something from one location to another

transportation, shipping, transport

n. the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials

transit, transportation, transportation system

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

office, bureau, authority, agency

n. an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority"

organization, organisation

n. a group of people who work together

agency

n. a business that serves other businesses

unit

n. an organization regarded as part of a larger social group; "the coach said the offensive unit did a good job"; "after the battle the soldier had trouble rejoining his unit"

cubbyhole, pigeonhole

n. a small compartment

college

n. a complex of buildings in which an institution of higher education is housed

area

n. a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function; "the spacious cooking area provided plenty of room for servants"

field, athletic field, playing area, playing field

n. a piece of land prepared for playing a game; "the home crowd cheered when Princeton took the field"

section

n. a division of an orchestra containing all instruments of the same class

service business, service establishment

n. a company or agency that performs a public service; subject to government regulation

portage

n. carrying boats and supplies overland

transmission, transmittal, transfer, transmit

n. the act of sending a message; causing a message to be transmitted

hauling, trucking

n. the activity of transporting goods by truck

dispatch, despatch, shipment, dispatching

n. the act of sending off something

distribution

n. the commercial activity of transporting and selling goods from a producer to a consumer

traffic

n. buying and selling; especially illicit trade

move, motion, movement, change of position

n. a change of position that does not entail a change of location; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility"

move, motion, movement, change of location

n. the act of changing location from one place to another; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path"

travel, traveling, travelling

n. the act of going from one place to another; "he enjoyed selling but he hated the travel"

locomotion, travel

n. self-propelled movement

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