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

Council leader Jane Meagher warned commuters who use public transport to plan for their journeys to be disrupted.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

"If Macron could take public transport, maybe we'd finally have air conditioning on the buses!"

From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026

He also said the village, which has fewer than 600 people, had no shop, no pub and very limited access to services, including public transport.

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026

If people are to keep moving around cities during the hotter and longer heat waves of future decades, they will need public transport systems and paths for pedestrians and cyclists designed for hotter temperatures.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026

After the gasoline rationing and the public transport strike, she had unearthed this childhood toy from the basement as her only means of getting around.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende