surface transportation

collocation in English

meaningsofsurfaceandtransportation

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surface
noun
uk
/ˈsɜː.fɪs/us
/ˈsɝː-/
the outer or top part or layer ...
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transportation
noun[U]
uk
/ˌtræn.spɔːˈteɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌtræn.spɚˈteɪ.ʃən/
the movement of people or goods from one place ...
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(Definition ofsurfaceandtransportationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsurface transportation

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We have neglected, until quite recently, research onsurfacetransportation.
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However, we must be reminded again and again that modernsurfacetransportationis too often accepted and taken for granted.
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Any country that has a poorsurfacetransportationsystem goes down.
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Efforts should meanwhile be made to reinforce air power by makingsurfacetransportationsecure-thus accelerating aircraft production, in turn.
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Surfacetransportationwas essential, therefore the original route from the construction period was maintained.
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This highway forms one of the two mainsurfacetransportationlinks between the two provinces.
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During these hearings, 231 witnesses testified about a wide range of topics covering allsurfacetransportationmodes.
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Noise barriers can be applicable for existing or plannedsurfacetransportationprojects.
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The absence ofsurfacetransportationfacilities also meant that very little equipment was available to use for road constructionmaking the process even more daunting.
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Forsurfacetransportationthey have unlimited trips within a fixed period of time.
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Several state highways intersect the field, providing primarysurfacetransportationthrough the area.
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This became the only centrally controlled network of high capacity buses in the city where, up to that point,surfacetransportationwas provided by driver-owned jitneys.
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