mass transit
noun
chiefly US
: the transportation of large numbers of people by means of buses, subway trains, etc., especially within urban areas
also
: the system, vehicles, or facilities engaged in such transportation
I rode mass transit—first the bus, then Metro—for nearly two decades. —
Fred Barnes
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The union represents roughly 125,000 active and retired railroad, bus and mass transit workers, and covers conductors, switchmen and ground crews among others.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 19 Dec. 2025
The program allows Chicago police officers to sign up for patrols on the CTA on their days off, and is a supplement to CPD's mass transit unit.
—Todd Feurer, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
Even Savage’s jokes about menacing opps riding mass transit tacitly acknowledge risk.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2025
There was an implicit penalty for the stress and strain of getting a ride to work, driving or using mass transit, and the company had to pay its staff higher salaries.
—Big Think, 24 Nov. 2025
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 19 Dec. 2025
The program allows Chicago police officers to sign up for patrols on the CTA on their days off, and is a supplement to CPD's mass transit unit.
—Todd Feurer, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
Even Savage’s jokes about menacing opps riding mass transit tacitly acknowledge risk.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2025
There was an implicit penalty for the stress and strain of getting a ride to work, driving or using mass transit, and the company had to pay its staff higher salaries.
—Big Think, 24 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for mass transit
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“Mass transit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mass%20transit. Accessed 24 Dec. 2025.
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