air transportation
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2.7
- noun
- /ɛr ˌtrænspɔrˈteɪʃən/
:
transporte aéreo
- Many companies rely on air transportation to deliver their products quickly to international markets.
- air transportation network
- development of air transportation
Examples
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The six villages were selected because of their match of population size to sample size requirements and their accessibility to air transportation.
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Air transportation has evolved into a very important intercity passenger mode in the Soviet Union.
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Emissions and noise concerns are increasing sources of constraints on the air transportation system.
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The reach of Moscow as an air transportation center extends to the entire country.
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Moreover, air transportation bestows status on a city, its region, and its political officials.
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Air transportation is crucial to a large and relatively roadless country such as the Soviet Union.
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In the Soviet Union, aside from material savings in time, several factors have fostered the rapid development of air transportation.
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The Soviet air-transportation system reflects the political and physical environments in which it operates.
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The Predator and other unpiloted aerial vehicles are believed to represent the future of commercial air transportation.
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Cathay Pacific built on British power, prestige, and negotiating skills to transform Hong Kong into the principal regional air transportation hub long before the concept of regional hubs became fashionable in aviation.
Academic text (1990)
Synonyms
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2.0
Travel by plane to move people or goods
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5.3
Transport of people or goods by air to places that are hard to reach
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2.7
The movement of people or goods by plane
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1.1
Traveling by plane or other aircraft
How Large
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'movement of people or goods by aircraft' is directly and compositionally derived from 'air' (by aircraft) + 'transportation' (organized movement). This noun-noun combination follows a common and cross-linguistically transparent pattern (e.g. Spanish 'transporte aéreo'), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand it.
Etymology
The phrase air transportation comes from the simple image of taking people or goods through the air on planes, with transportation meaning moving things from one place to another. So, it means 'moving people or goods by aircraft'.