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Examples of rapid transit in a Sentence
We'll use rapid transit to get from the airport to the hotel.
Recent Examples on the Web
The redesign will make Silver Spring safer by installing impediments along the surface of the road, adding segregated bike and pedestrian areas and creating a bus rapid transit lane, Kennedy said.
—Claudia Levens, Journal Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2024
Along Fifth and Sixth streets downtown, the Riverview bus could use the dedicated lanes of the future Gold Line bus rapid transit corridor, which will soon connect St. Paul to Woodbury.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 1 Mar. 2024
The Coney Island Complex, completed in 1929, is the largest rapid transit yard in North America.
—David Waldstein, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2024
But bus rapid transit mimics the features of light rail.
—Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Feb. 2024
The new mayor saw the rapid transit loop as a holdover from the boss era, which ultimately led to the subway's demise.
—The Enquirer, 18 Feb. 2024
Southern Arizona:Tucson is getting its first rapid transit bus route.
—Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 31 Jan. 2024
Since the launch of the city's first East-West Bus Rapid Transit line last year, Milwaukee County is forging ahead with plans for its second rapid transit line with service along one of county's top five busiest routes, the Purple Line.
—Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2024
Tucson is moving forward with plans to construct the city's first high-capacity rapid transit system.
—Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 25 Jan. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1873, in the meaning defined above
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“Rapid transit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rapid%20transit. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.
Kids Definition
rapid transit
noun
: fast public passenger transportation (as by subway) in cities
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