transportation vs transit

transit vs transportation

transportation and transit both are nouns.

transportation is not a verb while transit is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
transportation	Yes	No	No	No
transit	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, transportation and transit are synonyms defined as:

transportation and transit: a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods

Other synonyms of transportation include transportation system.

transportation (noun)	transit (noun)
the act of moving something from one location to another	a journey usually by ship
the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials	a surveying instrument for measuring horizontal and vertical angles, consisting of a small telescope mounted on a tripod
the act of expelling a person from their native land	a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods
a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods
the sum charged for riding in a public conveyance

transportation (verb)	transit (verb)
	make a passage or journey from one place to another
	cause or enable to pass through
	revolve (the telescope of a surveying transit) about its horizontal transverse axis in order to reverse its direction
	pass across (a sign or house of the zodiac) or pass across (the disk of a celestial body or the meridian of a place)

Difference between transportation and transit

Words related to "transportation"

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