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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

Historically, high gas prices do lead to spikes in public transportation use.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

Workers are also being urged to switch to fans and to take public transportation to cut the use of fuel.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 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

At the Pittsburgh airport he discovered that Danville was 240 miles northeast, and not accessible by any public transportation other than a Greyhound bus.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison