PUBLIC TRANSPORT

IPA (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does public transport mean? 

• PUBLIC TRANSPORT (noun)
  The noun PUBLIC TRANSPORT has 1 sense:

1. conveyance for passengers or mail or freight

  Familiarity information: PUBLIC TRANSPORT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PUBLIC TRANSPORT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Conveyance for passengers or mail or freight

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("public transport" is a kind of...):

conveyance; transport (something that serves as a means of transportation)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "public transport"):

autobus; bus; charabanc; coach; double-decker; jitney; motorbus; motorcoach; omnibus; passenger vehicle (a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport)

deadhead (a train or bus or taxi traveling empty)

express; limited (public transport consisting of a fast train or bus that makes only a few scheduled stops)

local (public transport consisting of a bus or train that stops at all stations or stops)

shuttle (public transport that consists of a bus or train or airplane that flies back and forth between two points)

railroad train; train (public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive)

Holonyms ("public transport" is a part of...):

transit; transportation; transportation system (a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods)

 Context examples 

The aim is to create better infrastructures for citizens—from public transport to energy savings, sustainability, and overall efficiency.

(Scientists design “smart” asphalts with magnetic materials for safer electric scooters, University of Granada)