public transportnoun [ U ]
uk/ˌpʌb.lɪk ˈtræn.spɔːt/us/ˌpʌb.lɪk ˈtræn.spɔːrt/UK US public transportationB1 a system of vehicles such as buses and trains that operate at regular times on fixed routes and are used by the public:
Greater investment in public transport would keep more cars off the roads.
More examples
- He never travels by public transport.
- There is no public transport from the village.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Travelling
- backpacking
- bum around (somewhere)
- catch
- connect
- cover
- cruise
- destination
- gad about/around (somewhere)
- gallivant
- have sth, will travel idiom
- override
- ply
- road
- roam
- tootle
- tourist class
- travel
- travelled
- voyage
- well travelled
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