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surface transport

 
 
noun [U]

Definition

TRANSPORT the movement of people or goods by road, train, or ship, rather than by plane: The development of new links between the airport and surface transport has been slower than expected.
(Definition of surface transport noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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