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public transportationbuses, trains, and other forms of transport that are available for the public to use, typically operated by government or public companies

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: buses, trains, and other forms of transport that are available for the public to use, typically operated by government or public companies

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈpʌblɪk ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃn/

Example Sentences

  • My grandmother refuses to use public transportation because she thinks the bus driver might be her ex-boyfriend from 50 years ago.
  • Public transportation in Seoul is so punctual that people set their watches by the subway schedule.
  • He became a public transportation expert after getting lost on every possible bus route in the city.

public transportation

NOUN

[/ˈpʌblɪk ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃn/]

buses, trains, and other forms of transport that are available for the public to use, typically operated by government or public companies

She takes public transportation every morning to skip the traffic jams downtown.
💡 Concept

She takes public transportation every morning to skip the traffic jams downtown.

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈpʌblɪk ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃn/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈpʌblɪk ˌtrænspɔːˈteɪʃn/

🌳Etymology

Roottransport
Suffix--ation

🎵Rhyme

transportationinformationeducationorganization
transportation
information
education
organization

🔗Collocations

public transportation system
use public transportation
improve public transportation
reliable public transportation
public transportation network
efficient public transportation

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My grandmother refuses to use public transportation because she thinks the bus driver might be her ex-boyfriend from 50 years ago.

Public transportation in Seoul is so punctual that people set their watches by the subway schedule.

😄 Fun example

He became a public transportation expert after getting lost on every possible bus route in the city.

The government plans to make public transportation free to encourage eco-friendly commuting.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

mass transitpublic transitmass transportationpublic conveyance

Antonyms

private transportationpersonal vehicle

Related

commutesubwaybus systemrail networktransit authority

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