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dial-a-ride

dial-a-ride noun: a form of on-demand transportation similar to public transit usually in areas or during times where fixed route service is not available or possible and resembling paratransit, taxi, or shuttle service in its execution.

Noun

dial-a-ride (uncountable)

  1. A form of on-demand transportation similar to public transit usually in areas or during times where fixed route service is not available or possible and resembling paratransit, taxi, or shuttle service in its execution.

Origin of dial-a-ride

So called because requests for transport were traditionally made by telephone call; see dial.

Words formed from dial-a-ride

Phrases with dial-a-ride

Questions about dial-a-ride

What does dial-a-ride mean?
Dial-a-ride means a form of on-demand transportation similar to public transit usually in areas or during times where fixed route service is not available or possible and resembling paratransit, taxi, or shuttle service in its execution.
What part of speech is dial-a-ride?
Dial-a-ride is a noun.

Words near dial-a-ride in the dictionary

  1. dial up
  2. dial-a-date
  3. dial-a-dates
  4. dial-a-joke
  5. dial-a-jokes
  6. dial-a-ride
  7. dial-a-ride problem
  8. dial-a-ride problems
  9. dial-a-yield
  10. dial-around
  11. dial-in

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