public transportation
noun
chiefly US
: a system of trains, buses, etc., that is paid for or run by the government
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The legislation also stipulates that a 13-member task force would be created to implement policy suggestions to increase safety on the country’s public transportation systems.
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Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 18 Sep. 2025
Basic services, such as electricity, water, public transportation, and telephone service, may be disrupted in case of an emergency.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
That concept actually wasn’t at all foreign to them — back in Kyiv, like the majority of citizens, the Zarutskas used public transportation to get virtually everywhere and didn’t own a car.
—Theoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 16 Sep. 2025
The fatal stabbing of a young woman on a Charlotte light rail train highlights the challenges of keeping public transportation riders safe on vast, crowded and wide-open systems that fuel urban life.
—Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
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Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 18 Sep. 2025
Basic services, such as electricity, water, public transportation, and telephone service, may be disrupted in case of an emergency.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
That concept actually wasn’t at all foreign to them — back in Kyiv, like the majority of citizens, the Zarutskas used public transportation to get virtually everywhere and didn’t own a car.
—Theoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 16 Sep. 2025
The fatal stabbing of a young woman on a Charlotte light rail train highlights the challenges of keeping public transportation riders safe on vast, crowded and wide-open systems that fuel urban life.
—Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for public transportation
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“Public transportation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20transportation. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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