PUBLIC TRANSPORT

I. (noun)

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"):

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)