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public transports

public transports is the plural of public transport.

Meaning of public transport

Noun

public transport (countable and uncountable, plural public transports)

  1. (Australia, New Zealand, UK) 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

Questions about public transports

What is public transports the plural of?
Public transports is the plural of public transport.

Words near public transports in the dictionary

  1. public transit
  2. public transits
  3. public transport
  4. public transportation
  5. public transportations
  6. public transports
  7. public trust
  8. public trustee
  9. public trustees
  10. public trusts
  11. public utilities

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