public transport

British  

noun

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

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public transport

Shopping centres close and above-ground metro stations suspend operations, often severing public transport links between Kyiv's Left and Right Banks, on either side of the Dnieper River, for hours at a time.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

They are the items most likely to be on student insurance claims - after being stolen from digs, cars, public transport and bars and restaurants.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

"You've got all the roads and public transport nearby, so it's easier to come here than to Barcelona, Andalusia or Galicia, for example. Here you've got trains, planes, everything."

From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026

“Therefore, we prioritize and invest heavily in public transport and active mobility,” such as cycling, it said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

It was bad enough in a car, but taking public transport would be twice as long and twice as hard.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah