public transport

British

noun

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

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As a registered therapy animal, Rusty is allowed on public transport but he has been too nervous to do this, so instead Maria has given him a private mode of transport.

From BBC • Jun. 14, 2026

"If I'm on public transport and someone says something, that can trigger a poem inside me," she said.

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026

She said: "They mean ministers have failed to help more people move around by public transport and failed to fix homes so that they aren't leaking energy and costing a fortune in bills."

From BBC • Jun. 9, 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

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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