Department of Transportation

noun

1. the department of the U.S. federal government that coordinates and institutes national transportation programs. : DOT

Department of Transportation

1. A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the national highways and for railroad and airline safety. It also manages Amtrak, the national railroad system, and the Coast Guard.

Example Sentences

The vehicles, which will have additional sensor and communications tech onboard, will gather lane line information, and eventually Honda will share it with other entities, like Ohio’s Department of Transportation.

From Popular-Science

Missouri’s Department of Transportation is responsible for the drain that Aaleya was pulled through.

From ProPublica

Right now, Department of Transportation regulations don’t allow commercial truck drivers to use cannabis, even if those drivers use the drug in their off-hours and live in states where it’s legal.

From Vox

In Woodland, Washington, where the state Department of Transportation prefers roundabout construction, the city council voted to instead upgrade its signalized intersections.

From Freakonomics