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Transportation

What does Transportation mean?

Transportation refers to the movement of people, animals and goods from one place to the other. The movement can be done through different modes of transport such as air, land, sea, cable, pipeline and space transport.

Since the transportation mode vary, the means of transporting people and goods also varies. The most known means are through the use of vehicles, trains, ships, spacecraft and pipes.

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