English > public transport: 1 sense > noun 1, artifactMeaning | conveyance for passengers or mail / mail or freight. |
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Part of | transportation system, transportation, transit | A facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods |
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Narrower | bus, autobus, coach, charabanc, double-decker, jitney, motorbus, motorcoach, omnibus, passenger vehicle | A vehicle carrying many passengers |
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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 plies back and forth between two points |
train, railroad train | public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive |
Broader | conveyance, transport | Something that serves as a means of transportation |
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Spanish | transporte público |
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Catalan | transport públic |
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