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public transport en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. (Australia, New-Zealand, UK, countable, uncountable) 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 suburbs of northern Beijing, has three subway stations. 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:

Forms

Relateds

mass transit

Synonyms

public transportation · public transit

Translations (102)

af openbare vervoer (form of transport) · gd còmhdhail (form of transport) · tg нақлиёти ҷамъиятӣ (form of transport) · ka საზოგადოებრივი ტრანსპორტი (form of transport) · te ప్రజా రవాణా (form of transport) · sh јавни превоз (form of transport) · gl transporte público (form of transport) · ru обще́ственный тра́нспорт (form of transport) · my အများပြည်သူသယ်ယူပို့ဆောင်ရေး (form of transport) · it mezzi pubblici (form of transport) · ar مُوَاصَلَات عُمُومِيَّة (form of transport) · tk jemgyýetçilik ulaglary (form of transport) · cmn 公共交通 (form of transport) · ko 대중교통 (form of transport) · ga iompar poiblí (form of transport) · fa-ira حَمْل و نَقْلِ عُمومی (form of transport) · th ขนส่งมวลชน (form of transport) · nn kollektivtransport (form of transport) · nl ov (form of transport) · th ขนส่งสาธารณะ (form of transport) · km យានដឹកជញ្ជូនសាធារណៈ (form of transport) · it servizio pubblico (form of transport) · mi waka tūmatanui (form of transport) · pl transport publiczny (form of transport) · ja 公共交通機関 (form of transport) · yue 公共交通 (form of transport) · sh јавни пријевоз (form of transport) · uz jamoat transporti (form of transport) · sq transport publik (form of transport) · es transporte público (form of transport) · fa-ira تَرابَریِ عُمومی (form of transport) · ta பொது போக்குவரத்து (form of transport) · nrf transport publyi (form of transport) · nb kollektivtransport (form of transport) · cs veřejná doprava (form of transport) · ur عوامی نقل و حمل (form of transport) · th การขนส่งสาธารณะ (form of transport) · kk қоғамдық көлік (form of transport) · uk грома́дський тра́нспорт (form of transport) · ar مُوَاصَلَات عَامَّة (form of transport) · cmn 公交 (form of transport) · nn kollektivtrafikk (form of transport) · id transportasi umum (form of transport) · sw usafiri wa umma (form of transport) · lt viešasis transportas (form of transport) · nb kollektivtrafikk (form of transport) · mk ја́вен пре́воз (form of transport) · hu közösségi közlekedés (form of transport) · be грама́дзкі тра́нспарт (form of transport) · gu જાહેર પરિવહન (form of transport) · da offentlig transport (form of transport) · fkv kollektiivitrafikki (form of transport) · de öffentlicher Verkehr (form of transport) · bg обще́ствен тра́нспорт (form of transport) · is almenningssamgöngur (form of transport) · fr transport public (form of transport) · hy հասարակական տրանսպորտ (form of transport) · si පොදු ප්රවාහනය (form of transport) · jv transportasi umum (form of transport) · bn গণপরিবহন (form of transport) · fr transport collectif (form of transport) · sh javni prijevoz (form of transport) · la vectūra pūblica (form of transport) · sv lokaltrafik (form of transport) · lv sabiedriskais transports (form of transport) · tl pampublikong transportasyon (form of transport) · nl openbaar vervoer (form of transport) · tk jemgyýetçilik transporty (form of transport) · ba йәмәғәт транспорты (form of transport) · it trasporto pubblico (form of transport) · tt җәмәгать транспорты (form of transport) · ro transport în comun (form of transport) · he תחבורה ציבורית (form of transport) · de ÖV (form of transport) · yue 公交 (form of transport) · tr toplu taşıma (form of transport) · vi giao thông công cộng (form of transport) · ky коомдук транспорт (form of transport) · sv kollektivtrafik (form of transport) · he תַּחְבּוּרָה צִבּוּרִית (form of transport) · hu tömegközlekedés (form of transport) · km ការដឹកជញ្ជូនសាធារណៈ (form of transport) · el μέσο μαζικής μεταφοράς (form of transport) · ug ئاممىۋى قاتناش (form of transport) · pt transporte público (form of transport) · ce юкъараллин транспорт (form of transport) · sl javni prevoz (form of transport) · fi julkinen liikenne (form of transport) · az ictimai nəqliyyat (form of transport) · sk verejná doprava (form of transport) · mn нийтийн тээвэр (form of transport) · da kollektiv trafik (form of transport) · lo ການຂົນສົ່ງສາທາລະນະ (form of transport) · cmn 大眾運輸 /大众运输 (form of transport) · ro transport public (form of transport) · et ühistransport (form of transport) · fr transport en commun (form of transport) · cmn 共同交通 (form of transport) · sh javni prevoz (form of transport) · hi सार्वजनिक परिवहन (form of transport) · ms pengangkutan awam (form of transport) · be грама́дскі тра́нспарт (form of transport)