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jitney [ˈdʒɪtnɪ] n US now rare
1. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) a small bus that carries passengers for a low price, originally five cents 2. Slang a nickel; five cents [of unknown origin] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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| Cal Trans director Adriana Gianturco is a strong proponent of jitneys, noting their widespread use in Los Angeles early in this century, until outlawed by the state under pressure from trolley car systems. It would build affordable busways and link them with Rapid buses and jitneys to create a transit system from the ground up. If Wilshire Boulevard were developed with transportation and a central green people could jog, jitneys could go up and down, there could be cafes. |
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