public transport
public transport noun: any form of transport that can be used by a member of public (who usually pays a fare); as opposed to private ownership of e.g. cars.
Noun
public transport (countable and uncountable, plural public transports)
- Any form of transport that can be used by a member of public (who usually pays a fare); as opposed to private ownership of e.g. cars.
- Nevertheless, China’s investment in subway systems is overwhelmingly positive. And there are also encouraging signs, too, that Chinese cities are beginning to shape urban development around public transport hubs. For example, Tiantongyuan, a high-density community of giant housing blocks in the...2012, Tom Miller, China's Urban Billion: The story behind the biggest migration in human history, Zed Books, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 137
- The Airports National Policy Statement objectives require the proportion of journeys made to the airport by passengers to be at least 50% by public transport by 2030 and 55% by 2040.2019 October, John Glover, “Heathrow rail expansion”, in Modern Railways, page 71
- Synonyms:
- public transit, public transportation
public transport meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
public transport in Hindi
- form of transport
- सार्वजनिक परिवहन sārvajnik parivhan
public transport in Tamil
- form of transport
- பொது போக்குவரத்து potu pōkkuvarattu
public transport in Urdu
- form of transport
- عوامی نقل و حمل awāmī naql-o-hamal
public transport in Bengali
- form of transport
- গণপরিবহন gonopribohon
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- public transport in Telugu
- ప్రజా రవాణా prajā ravāṇā
- public transport in Gujarati
- જાહેર પરિવહન jāher parivhan
- public transport in Sinhala
- පොදු ප්රවාහනය podu prawāhanaya
- public transport in Tagalog
- pampublikong transportasyon
- public transport in Arabic
- مُوَاصَلَات عَامَّة muwāṣalāt ʕāmma, مُوَاصَلَات عُمُومِيَّة muwāṣalāt ʕumūmiyya
- public transport in Malay
- pengangkutan awam
- public transport in Indonesian
- transportasi umum
- public transport in Thai
- การขนส่งสาธารณะ gaan-kǒn-sòng-sǎa-taa-rá-ná, ขนส่งสาธารณะ, ขนส่งมวลชน kǒn-sòng-muuan-chon
- public transport in Vietnamese
- giao thông công cộng
- public transport in Myanmar
- အများပြည်သူသယ်ယူပို့ဆောင်ရေး a.mya:pranysusaiyupui.hcaung-re:
Synonyms of public transport
Forms of public transport
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Questions about public transport
- What does public transport mean?
- Public transport means any form of transport that can be used by a member of public (who usually pays a fare); as opposed to private ownership of e.g. cars.
- What is public transport in Hindi?
- Public transport in Hindi is सार्वजनिक परिवहन (sārvajnik parivhan). See Public transport meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is public transport?
- Public transport is a noun.
- What is the plural of public transport?
- The plural of public transport is public transports.
Words near public transport in the dictionary
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