The phrase "transportation appliance" refers to a device or machinery used for transportation purposes. It can be any vehicle or tool that helps move people or goods from one place to another. Full definition
Here I was, behind the wheel of an $ 80,000 luxury sport - ute, a vehicle far nicer than most of the more pedestrian transportation appliances with whom I was sharing the road. (automobilemag.com)
Folks who buy, say, Toyota Corollas, want functional transportation appliances. (autoweek.com)
I put it to work in different ways during my brief stay, first as an ice wagon toting about 300 pounds of ice to the high school concession stand, then as a nice luxury accompaniment for an evening out, and finally as a purpose - built fighter jet for the run to the airport to board a far more mundane transportation appliance. (autoweek.com)