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PUBLIC TRANSIT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A public transportation system for moving passengers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("public transit" is a kind of...):
transit; transportation; transportation system (a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods)
Meronyms (parts of "public transit"):
transit line (a line providing public transit)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "public transit"):
mass rapid transit; rapid transit (an urban public transit system using underground or elevated trains)