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Noun: public transportation
Usage: N. Amer
  1. Conveyance for passengers, mail or freight
    "Many city dwellers rely on public transportation for their daily commute";
    - public transport, mass transit [N. Amer]

Type of: conveyance, transport

Part of: transit [N. Amer], transportation, transportation system

Encyclopedia: Public transportation