NOUN | group | Department of Transportation, Transportation, DoT | the United States federal department that institutes and coordinates national transportation programs |
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Meaning | The United States federal department that institutes and coordinates national transportation programs; created in 1966. | |
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Synonyms | Transportation, DoT | |
Parts | Federal Aviation Administration, FAA | An agency in the Department of Transportation that is responsible for the safety of civilian aviation / aviation |
Transportation Security Administration, TSA | An agency established in 2001 to safeguard United States transportation systems and insure safe air travel | |
United States Coast Guard, U. S. Coast Guard, US Coast Guard | An agency of the Department of Transportation responsible / responsible for patrolling shores and facilitating nautical commerce | |
Broader | executive department | A federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States |
Spanish | ministerio de transporte | |
Catalan | ministeri de transport |
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