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public transport

British

noun

a system of buses, trains, etc, running on fixed routes, on which the public may travel

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Ministers also want 55% of short trips to be active by 2035 - including what is described as a "stage" of a journey, such as walking or cycling to onward public transport.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

Kate Rees, assistant head of service for Healthwatch in Cumbria and Lancashire, said a lack of public transport and inconvenient appointment times contributed to the problem.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi earlier in May urged the country's 1.4 billion citizens to save fuel by making greater use of carpooling and public transport.

From Barron's • May 31, 2026

As a place that came of age with the automobile, Los Angeles is a sprawl of freeways with a public transport system that would embarrass any medium-sized European city.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

All forms of public transport had long since ceased and we lived miles away in Orlando.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

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