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public transport
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public transport
n
(Engineering / Automotive Engineering) (Transport / Railways) a system of buses, trains, etc., running on fixed routes, on which the public may travel
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Noun1.public transport - conveyance for passengers or mail or freightpublic transport - conveyance for passengers or mail or freight
autobus, bus, charabanc, double-decker, jitney, motorbus, motorcoach, passenger vehicle, omnibus, coach - a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport; "he always rode the bus to work"
transport, conveyance - something that serves as a means of transportation
deadhead - a train or bus or taxi traveling empty
limited, express - public transport consisting of a fast train or bus that makes only a few scheduled stops; "he caught the express to New York"
local - public transport consisting of a bus or train that stops at all stations or stops; "the local seemed to take forever to get to New York"
shuttle - public transport that consists of a bus or train or airplane that plies back and forth between two points
railroad train, train - public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive; "express trains don't stop at Princeton Junction"
transportation, transportation system, transit - a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods
Translations
public transport n public transportation (Am) → mezzi mpl pubblici

public transport نقل عام hromadná doprava offentlig transport öffentliche Verkehrsmittel δημόσιο μέσο μεταφοράς transporte público julkinen liikenne transports en commun javni prijevoz trasporti pubblici 公共交通機関 대중교통수단 openbaar vervoer offentlig transport transport publiczny transporte público общественный транспорт kollektivtrafik การขนส่งมวลชน toplu taşıma giao thông công cộng 公共交通


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But its funding of mass-transit projects, such as $315 million dedicated to the first phase of the Expo Line to Culver City, was taken out of this year's budget after the Spillover Fund (from increased tax revenues as a result of rising fuel costs) was diverted to general budgeting purposes.
In early November, London residents who use the city's mass-transit system were greeted with posters depicting a double-decker bus beneath four floating eyes.
 
 
 
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