people mover
noun
: any of various rapid-transit systems (as of moving sidewalks or automated driverless cars) for shuttling people
Examples of people mover in a Sentence
The airport has a people mover to bring passengers to the far terminals.
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And unlike low-slung, compact sports cars, the menacing RS6 doubles as a stylish people mover that can go just about anywhere and perform capably on dirt trails and and slippery roads.
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Morgan Korn, ABC News, 3 May 2025
In 2014, the debate was renewed and ultimately, plans for the airport’s people mover connection were approved.
—Colleen Shalby, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
Cuomo’s one error in fixing LGA was banking on a very stupid, very expensive, $2.4 billion people mover called the AirTrain that would have required travelers from Manhattan and other points west to double back after taking the LIRR or No. 7.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2025
Serious cargo haulers and people movers that can replace car trips.
—IEEE Spectrum, 14 Apr. 2024
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Morgan Korn, ABC News, 3 May 2025
In 2014, the debate was renewed and ultimately, plans for the airport’s people mover connection were approved.
—Colleen Shalby, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
Cuomo’s one error in fixing LGA was banking on a very stupid, very expensive, $2.4 billion people mover called the AirTrain that would have required travelers from Manhattan and other points west to double back after taking the LIRR or No. 7.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2025
Serious cargo haulers and people movers that can replace car trips.
—IEEE Spectrum, 14 Apr. 2024
See All Example Sentences for people mover
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“People mover.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/people%20mover. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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