Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Synonyms

mass transit

American  

noun

  1. a system of large-scale public transportation in a given metropolitan area, typically comprising buses, subways, and elevated trains.

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

In Toronto, fans get to the game the way God intended: on mass transit that drops you off right at the ballpark, because the communal experience of professional sports should include the ride there.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 27, 2025

Regarded as the largest city in western Europe without a mass transit system, Leeds has tried and failed over decades to devise and implement an efficient way to keep its residents mobile.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2025

New York has generated money for mass transit with congestion pricing.

From Slate • Apr. 14, 2025

Downing Street also said local leaders would be handed more than £1bn to boost transport, to help speed up schemes such as West Yorkshire's mass transit system.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2025

We began a significant urban mass transit program.

From State of the Union Address by Ford, Gerald R.

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.