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When I started out in this business, I really wanted to become iconic, but I'm glad that didn't happen. I like to do things like travel on public transport unnoticed.
Kiki Dee

Meaning of "public transport" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT

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Public transport is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PUBLIC TRANSPORT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

public transport

Public transport

Public transport is a shared passenger transport service which is available for use by the general public, as distinct from modes such as taxicab, car pooling or hired buses which are not shared by strangers without private arrangement. Public transport modes include buses, trolleybuses, trams and trains, rapid transit and ferries. Public transport between cities is dominated by airlines, coaches, and intercity rail. High-speed rail networks are being developed in many parts of the world. Most public transport runs to a scheduled timetable with the most frequent services running to a headway. Share taxis offer on-demand services in many parts of the world, and some services will wait until the vehicle is full before it starts. Paratransit is sometimes used in areas of low-demand and for people who need a door-to-door service. There are distinct differences in urban public transit between Asia, North America, and Europe. In Asia, mass transit operations are predominantly run by profit-driven privately owned and publicly traded mass transit and real estate conglomerates. In North America, mass transit operations are predominantly run by municipal transit authorities.

Definition of public transport in the English dictionary

The definition of public transport in the dictionary is a system of buses, trains, etc, running on fixed routes, on which the public may travel.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PUBLIC TRANSPORT

public relations exercise
public relations officer
public school
public schoolboy
public sector
public sector borrowing
public sector borrowing requirement
public servant
public service
public service broadcasting
public service vehicle
public speaker
public speaking
public spending
public spirit
public television
public utility
public weal
public welfare
public works

WORDS THAT END LIKE PUBLIC TRANSPORT

active transport
airport
asport
blood sport
bulk transport
container transport
disport
electron transport
extreme sport
Gosport
means of transport
membrane transport
multisport
passport
rail transport
road transport
spectator sport
spoilsport
sport
team sport
transport

Synonyms and antonyms of public transport in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «public transport» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT

Find out the translation of public transport to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of public transport from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «public transport» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

公共交通
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

transporte público
570 millions of speakers

English

public transport
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सार्वजनिक परिवहन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نَقْل عَام
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

общественный транспорт
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

transporte público
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পাবলিক পরিবহন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

transports en commun
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pengangkutan awam
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

öffentliche Verkehrsmittel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

公共交通機関
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

대중교통수단
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Transportasi umum
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

giao thông công cộng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பொது போக்குவரத்து
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सार्वजनिक वाहतूक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

toplu taşıma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

trasporti pubblici
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

transport publiczny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

громадський транспорт
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

transport în comun
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δημόσιο μέσο μεταφοράς
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

openbare vervoer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kollektivtrafik
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

offentlig transport
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of public transport

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PUBLIC TRANSPORT»

The term «public transport» is very widely used and occupies the 15.069 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PUBLIC TRANSPORT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «public transport» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «public transport» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about public transport

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7 QUOTES WITH «PUBLIC TRANSPORT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word public transport.
1
Anthony Albanese
Politicians who lack the vision to lead the community on big issues like public transport often hide their inaction by blaming other levels of government when anyone complains.
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Kiki Dee
When I started out in this business, I really wanted to become iconic, but I'm glad that didn't happen. I like to do things like travel on public transport unnoticed.
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Jaime Lerner
If you provide good alternatives for public transport, you won't have traffic problems.
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Jaime Lerner
Every city has to deal with the problem of cars and public transport.
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Theresa May
People have to make journeys, what we want is people to have alternatives in public transport so that they can make a choice about the sort of way in which they're going to travel.
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Veerappa Moily
It's a voluntary act. I cannot punish anyone not taking the public transport, but I want everyone, from the highest ranking officers to the lowest, to take public transport every Wednesday.
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Jesse Spencer
Chicago's like Melbourne - there's a city center, there's public transport, and there's more of a cultural scene.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PUBLIC TRANSPORT»

Discover the use of public transport in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to public transport and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Public Transport in Developing Countries
Since there is much in common between transport operations in the developing world and in developed countries, this book should be of interest to transport operators and planners everywhere. · The book is unique in that it provides a ...
Richard Iles, 2005
2
Making Public Transport Work
Newspaper clippings, published in the Redcliffe Herald.
P.M. Bunting, 2004
3
Public Transport: Its Planning, Management and Operation
As car ownership has grown, it has had a direct effect on public transport use. First, the individual having first choice in use of the car (usually correspondingto the 'main driver' in the NTS, and typically the working headof household) will tend to ...
Peter R. White, 2008
4
Public Transport and Its Users: The Passenger's Perspective ...
This book is one of the first to examine strategies for the representation of user interests in public transport from a variety of perspectives.
Martin Schiefelbusch, Hans-Liudger Dienel, 2009
5
Transport for Suburbia: Beyond the Automobile Age
The need for effective public transport is greater than ever in the twenty-first century.
Paul Mees, 2010
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Competition for Public Transport Services: Institutional ...
This book evaluates the successes, failures, and factors that influence the competition for public bus transport services.
Arne Beck, 2012
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Computer-Aided Scheduling of Public Transport
This proceedings volume consists of selected papers presented at the Eighth International Conference on Computer-Aided Scheduling 0/Public Transport (CASPT 2000), which was held at the conference center of the Konrad rd Adenauer-Foundation ...
Stefan Voß, Joachim R. Daduna, 2001
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Charles Dickens's Networks: Public Transport and the Novel
Jonathan Grossman examines the history of public transport's systematic networking of people and how this revolutionized perceptions of time, space, and community, and how the art form of the novel played a special role in synthesizing and ...
Jonathan H. Grossman, 2012
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Improving Access to Public Transport Guidelines for ...
Public transport that is accessible to all is an essential element of a high-quality, efficient, sustainable transport system. The joint work of the ECMT and UITP on Improving Access to Public Transport has shown how commitment and joint ...
European Conference of Ministers of Transport, 2006
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Urban Public Transport and Sustainable Livelihoods for the ...
This book brings together the findings of a case study from Karachi, Pakistan. The aim of the project was to identify problems and possibilities in transport provision for poor urban settlements.
M. Sohail, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PUBLIC TRANSPORT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term public transport is used in the context of the following news items.
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Tube strike: the London public transport alternatives
London Underground Tube services in London will not run on Thursday 9 July because of industrial action by several unions – but other public transport ... «Motoring Research, Jul 15»
2
Driving 'cheaper than public transport', say Queenslanders
Many survey respondents said they would use public transport if it was cheaper. ... by far the most convinced that driving is cheaper than using public transport, ... «Brisbane Times, Jun 15»
3
Malaysia's Land Public Transport Commission CEO 'misquoted' on …
Singapore's Ministry of Transport earlier said it was "surprised" that Malaysia's Land Public Transport Commission had said in an interview that it preferred to ... «Channel News Asia, Jun 15»
4
Many over-65s in England 'rarely use public transport'
The public transport system is failing the oldest and most vulnerable in society in England, a report says. The Future of Transport in an Ageing Society was ... «BBC News, Jun 15»
5
How Big Data And The Internet Of Things Improve Public Transport
Transport for London (TfL) oversees a network of buses, trains, taxis, roads, cycle paths, footpaths and even ferries which are used by millions every day. «Forbes, May 15»
6
Three Queens Liverpool 2015: Public transport plans may be thrown …
Last month Merseytravel – which is co-ordinating the transport offering for the Three Queens event – unveiled its plans for public transport for what is expected to ... «Liverpool Echo, May 15»
7
When a switch to public transport could help with weight loss
Switching to public transport for the journey to work instead of driving a car from home may help with weight loss, suggests a study that found a drop in body ... «Medical News Today, May 15»
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Transport for London launches hard-hitting sexual harrassment …
Transport for London has launched a sexual harrassment campaign called ... To report sexual harrassment on public transport, text 61016 and give details of ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Apr 15»
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Fares increased for taxi, train and express bus services
KUALA LUMPUR: Be prepared to pay more for your public transport. The increase in taxi fares takes immediate effect while train and express bus charges will ... «The Star Online, Mar 15»
10
Public sector strike: Fire and rescue, schools and public transport all …
Public services in Northern Irelands are being disrupted by a strike by some public .... Workers in transportation, education, road services, fire and rescue, and ... «Belfast Telegraph, Mar 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Public transport [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/public-transport>. Apr 2024 ».
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