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public transportation

NOUN

public transit service

Synonyms

WEAK

LRT busline light rail mass transit metro rail rapid transit railway rapid transit subway urban transportation service

Example Sentences

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Without that lifeline, public transportation has been curtailed, farmers struggle to get produce to market and residents endure hourslong blackouts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

For the final match in the world’s largest sporting event, figuring out how to get over 80,000 people in seats has highlighted huge gaps in the public transportation infrastructure connecting New Jersey and New York.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026

Read more: Prices for World Cup public transportation range from free to $150.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

Brown allegedly fled on foot and is known to use Los Angeles County public transportation, according to the release.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

We found what turned out to be one of the last buses out of Tembisa, for the police were quarantining the ghetto, barring all company vehicles and public transportation.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane