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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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Also, their home communities may lack public transportation that can be necessary once older adults stop driving.

From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026

The project involving 25 buses was aimed at being the future of clean public transportation, with the city billed as the global hub for hydrogen-powered buses.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

US President Donald Trump's decision to let Russia deliver the oil avoids a confrontation with Moscow and provides temporary relief to a country that has endured blackouts, fuel rationing and dwindling public transportation.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

Cuba’s fuel crisis has emptied the streets of cities and towns as public transportation has largely shut down.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Quickly I check out public transportation, and find out I’ll need to take three buses in order to make it to Rhiannon’s town.

From "Every Day" by David Levithan