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paratransit

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • US: /ˌpeɪɹəˈtɹænzɪt/
  • Midland US Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US, nonstandard, rare: /ˌpeɪɹəˈtɹænsɪt/
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noun

Meaning 1

An auxiliary transit service without fixed routes or schedules, usually serving the disabled on demand.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: community transport

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From para- (“beside”) + transit, perhaps influenced by paraplegia. US from 1972.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: handicapkørsel — auxiliary transit service for the disabled
  • Finnish: invataksi — auxiliary transit service for the disabled
  • French: transport adapté — auxiliary transit service for the disabled
  • German: Behindertenfahrdienst — auxiliary transit service for the disabled
  • Japanese: パラトランジット (paratoranjitto) — auxiliary transit service for the disabled
  • Norwegian: tilrettelagt transport — auxiliary transit service for the disabled
  • Norwegian: TT — auxiliary transit service for the disabled
  • Polish: transport wspomagający — auxiliary transit service for the disabled
  • Russian: паратранзит (paratranzit) — auxiliary transit service for the disabled
  • Spanish: paratránsito — auxiliary transit service for the disabled
  • Spanish: paratransporte — auxiliary transit service for the disabled
  • Swedish: färdtjänst — auxiliary transit service for the disabled
Real reading context

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