public transport
noun [U] UK (US public transportation)Definition
B1 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.Travelling
(Definition of public transport noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
© Cambridge University Press)
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Synonyms and related words:
- catch verb (TRAVEL)
- change noun (TRANSPORT)
- coach noun, adverb
- connect verb (TRANSPORT)
- cover verb (TRAVEL)
- destination noun
- gad about/around (somewhere) phrasal verb
- gallivant verb
- go round sth phrasal verb
- have sth, will travel idiom
- long-haul adjective
- override verb (TRAVEL)
- ply verb (TRAVEL)
- roam verb
- tootle verb
- tourist class noun
- travel verb
- travelled adjective
- traverse verb
- voyage verb
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