public transit

noun

variants US public transit or British public transport

: mass transit

… public transit remains the smartest way to navigate hectic downtowns.

—National Geographer Traveler

… jobs restoring our water sewage systems, our highways and bridges, our public transit system and our crumbling schools, ports and public buildings.

—Ralph Nader

Examples of public transit in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There’s already a major public transit element in the Monorail. —Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2024

The decrease in services is necessary because the city's public transit system's budget is facing a $30 million deficit. —Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 16 Apr. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1847, in the meaning defined above