public access

noun

chiefly US

: a television channel on which any person can broadcast a program

The city council meeting will be broadcast on public access.

—often used before another noun

public access television

a public access channel

Examples of public access in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In an effort to provide more public access into the watershed’s pristine forest and mountain regions, SFPUC opened the Fifield-Cahill Ridge Trail in 2003. — Stephanie Lam, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026

The park service manages public access to Lake Mead and the surrounding area. — Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026

For a regular beach day, locate your nearest public access point (there are 65 in total), and haul your beach chairs, umbrellas, and other accessories with you; Oak Island also has designated accessible locations with Mobi-mats. — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 17 Aug. 2026

The forest district board plans to spend $65 million of it for land preservation and acquisition, and $90 million for habitat restoration and public access improvements. — Mick Zawislak, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for public access

• adulteress
• adventuress
• nevertheless
• abbess
• abscess
• address
• assess
• caress
• confess
• depress
• digress
• distress