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transportation
n 1: a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary
for the movement of passengers or goods [syn:
{transportation system}, {transportation}, {transit}]
2: the act of moving something from one location to another
[syn: {transportation}, {transport}, {transfer},
{transferral}, {conveyance}]
3: the sum charged for riding in a public conveyance [syn:
{fare}, {transportation}]
4: the United States federal department that institutes and
coordinates national transportation programs; created in 1966
[syn: {Department of Transportation}, {Transportation},
{DoT}]
5: the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials [syn:
{transportation}, {shipping}, {transport}]
6: the act of expelling a person from their native land; "men in
exile dream of hope"; "his deportation to a penal colony";
"the expatriation of wealthy farmers"; "the sentence was one
of transportation for life" [syn: {exile}, {deportation},
{expatriation}, {transportation}]
See also:
- AMLEV - It is a magnetic levitation (maglev) based on permanent magnets and includes a self-stabilizing design based on permanent magnets.
- Aspects of Maglev - Future perspectives, potentials and limitations of Maglev. Effects on humans (society), environment (cities, infrastructure) and life style. Photos. Developments in Europe (Germany, Eastern Europe, South-east Europe), Asia (Japan, China, India) and North America.
- Atlanta Chattanooga Maglev - Group to build a maglev train system between Atlanta, Georgia, and Chattanooga, Tennessee. Includes benefits, technology information, and proposed locations.
- Baltimore-Washington Maglev Project - All about the project including definitions, background, newsletter.
- California Maglev Alliance - Provides information, news and descriptions of maglev in California.
- Howstuffworks: How Maglev Train Works - Explanation of how maglev train levitates and moves
- Inductrak - Passive maglev technology developed by a Livermore team.
- The International Maglev Board - Information on the world's various maglev transportation technologies. Transrapid, linear motor car, linimo, rotem, etc. System deployments, potentials, research efforts, photographs, charts, maps.
- Introduction to Maglev - A introductory questions and answers on Maglev technology, including several relevant links.
- Maglev 2000 Florida - Promotes maglev system for transportation in Florida and provides overview of how this technology works.
- Maglev Deployment Program - Information about Federal Railroad Administration's program to select maglev line in the United States.
- Maglev Monorail - Promotion of the adaptation of monorail technologies for maglev
- Maglev Research at Japanese Railway Technical Research Institute - Overview of the research at the Japanese Railway Technical Research Institute
- Magplane Technology, Inc. - Intracity transportation concept using individual passive vehicles, levitated above a magway trough of semi-circular cross section.
- The Pennsylvania Project - High Speed Maglev - Provides information on the Pennsylvania maglev transportation project
- Web Quest Exploring Magnetic Levitation Technology - Teacher's resources on teaching maglev, including tasks and evaluations for students
- Wikipedia: Magletic Levitation - Overview of the technologies behind maglev
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