Phrase guide

public transport

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any form of transport that can be used by a member of public (who usually pays a fare); as opposed to private ownership of e.g. cars.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Australia, New-Zealand, UK, countable, uncountable

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

conveyance for passengers or mail or freight

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: conveyance, transport

Narrower terms: bus, autobus, coach, charabanc, double-decker, jitney, motorbus, motorcoach, omnibus, passenger vehicle, deadhead, express, limited, local, shuttle, train, railroad train

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Across languages

Translations

102 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: openbare vervoer — form of transport
  • Albanian: transport publik — form of transport
  • Arabic: مُوَاصَلَات عَامَّة (muwāṣalāt ʕāmma) — form of transport
  • Arabic: مُوَاصَلَات عُمُومِيَّة (muwāṣalāt ʕumūmiyya) — form of transport
  • Armenian: հասարակական տրանսպորտ — form of transport
  • Azerbaijani: ictimai nəqliyyat — form of transport
  • Bashkir: йәмәғәт транспорты (yəməğət transportı) — form of transport
  • Belarusian: грама́дскі тра́нспарт (hramádski tránspart) — form of transport
  • Belarusian: грама́дзкі тра́нспарт (hramádzki tránspart) — form of transport
  • Bengali: গণপরিবহন (gonopribohon) — form of transport
  • Bulgarian: обще́ствен тра́нспорт (obštéstven tránsport) — form of transport
  • Burmese: အများပြည်သူသယ်ယူပို့ဆောင်ရေး (a.mya:pranysusaiyupui.hcaung-re:) — form of transport
  • Chechen: юкъараллин транспорт (juqʼarallin transport) — form of transport
  • Chinese Cantonese: 公共交通 (gung1 gung6 gaau1 tung1) — form of transport
  • Chinese Cantonese: 公交 (gung1 gaau1) — form of transport
  • Chinese Mandarin: 共同交通 (gòngtóng jiāotōng) — form of transport
  • Chinese Mandarin: 公共交通 (gōnggòng jiāotōng) — form of transport
  • Chinese Mandarin: 公交 (gōngjiāo) — form of transport
  • Chinese Mandarin: 大眾運輸 /大众运输 — form of transport
  • Czech: veřejná doprava — form of transport
  • Danish: kollektiv trafik — form of transport
  • Danish: offentlig transport — form of transport
  • Dutch: openbaar vervoer — form of transport
  • Dutch: ov — form of transport
  • Estonian: ühistransport — form of transport
  • Finnish: julkinen liikenne — form of transport
  • French: transport en commun — form of transport
  • French: transport public — form of transport
  • French: transport collectif — form of transport
  • Galician: transporte público — form of transport
  • Georgian: საზოგადოებრივი ტრანსპორტი (sazogadoebrivi ṭransṗorṭi) — form of transport
  • German: öffentlicher Verkehr — form of transport
  • German: ÖV — form of transport
  • Greek: μέσο μαζικής μεταφοράς (méso mazikís metaforás) — form of transport
  • Gujarati: જાહેર પરિવહન (jāher parivhan) — form of transport
  • Hebrew: תחבורה ציבורית — form of transport
  • Hebrew: תַּחְבּוּרָה צִבּוּרִית (takhburá tsiburít) — form of transport
  • Hindi: सार्वजनिक परिवहन (sārvajnik parivhan) — form of transport
  • Hungarian: tömegközlekedés — form of transport
  • Hungarian: közösségi közlekedés — form of transport
  • Icelandic: almenningssamgöngur — form of transport
  • Indonesian: transportasi umum — form of transport
  • Irish: iompar poiblí — form of transport
  • Italian: trasporto pubblico — form of transport
  • Italian: servizio pubblico — form of transport
  • Italian: mezzi pubblici — form of transport
  • Japanese: 公共交通機関 (kōkyō kōtsū kikan) — form of transport
  • Javanese: transportasi umum — form of transport
  • Kazakh: қоғамдық көлік (qoğamdyq kölık) — form of transport
  • Khmer: យានដឹកជញ្ជូនសាធារណៈ (yiən dək cɔɔcŭəñcuun saathiərĕəʼnaʼ) — form of transport
  • Khmer: ការដឹកជញ្ជូនសាធារណៈ (kaa dək cɔɔcŭəñcuun saathiərĕəʼnaʼ) — form of transport
  • Korean: 대중교통 (daejunggyotong) — form of transport
  • Kven: kollektiivitrafikki — form of transport
  • Kyrgyz: коомдук транспорт — form of transport
  • Lao: ການຂົນສົ່ງສາທາລະນະ (kān khon song sā thā la na) — form of transport
  • Latin: vectūra pūblica — form of transport
  • Latvian: sabiedriskais transports — form of transport
  • Lithuanian: viešasis transportas — form of transport
  • Macedonian: ја́вен пре́воз (jáven prévoz) — form of transport
  • Malay: pengangkutan awam — form of transport
  • Māori: waka tūmatanui — form of transport
  • Mongolian: нийтийн тээвэр (niitiin teever) — form of transport
  • Norman: transport publyi — form of transport
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kollektivtrafikk — form of transport
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kollektivtransport — form of transport
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kollektivtrafikk — form of transport
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kollektivtransport — form of transport
  • Iranian Persian: تَرابَریِ عُمومی (tarâbari-ye omumi) — form of transport
  • Iranian Persian: حَمْل و نَقْلِ عُمومی (haml o naġl-e omumi) — form of transport
  • Polish: transport publiczny — form of transport
  • Portuguese: transporte público — form of transport
  • Romanian: transport public — form of transport
  • Romanian: transport în comun — form of transport
  • Russian: обще́ственный тра́нспорт (obščéstvennyj tránsport) — form of transport
  • Scottish Gaelic: còmhdhail — form of transport
  • Serbo-Croatian: јавни превоз — form of transport
  • Serbo-Croatian: јавни пријевоз — form of transport
  • Serbo-Croatian: javni prevoz — form of transport
  • Serbo-Croatian: javni prijevoz — form of transport
  • Sinhalese: පොදු ප්රවාහනය (podu prawāhanaya) — form of transport
  • Slovak: verejná doprava — form of transport
  • Slovene: javni prevoz — form of transport
  • Spanish: transporte público — form of transport
  • Swahili: usafiri wa umma — form of transport
  • Swedish: kollektivtrafik — form of transport
  • Swedish: lokaltrafik — form of transport
  • Tagalog: pampublikong transportasyon — form of transport
  • Tajik: нақлиёти ҷамъиятӣ (naqliyot-i jam'iyati) — form of transport
  • Tamil: பொது போக்குவரத்து (potu pōkkuvarattu) — form of transport
  • Tatar: җәмәгать транспорты (cämäğät transportı) — form of transport
  • Telugu: ప్రజా రవాణా (prajā ravāṇā) — form of transport
  • Thai: การขนส่งสาธารณะ (gaan-kǒn-sòng-sǎa-taa-rá-ná) — form of transport
  • Thai: ขนส่งสาธารณะ — form of transport
  • Thai: ขนส่งมวลชน (kǒn-sòng-muuan-chon) — form of transport
  • Turkish: toplu taşıma — form of transport
  • Turkmen: jemgyýetçilik transporty — form of transport
  • Turkmen: jemgyýetçilik ulaglary — form of transport
  • Ukrainian: грома́дський тра́нспорт (hromádsʹkyj tránsport) — form of transport
  • Urdu: پَبْلِک ٹَرانْسْپورْٹ (pablik ṭarānsporṭ) — form of transport
  • Uyghur: ئاممىۋى قاتناش (ammiwi qatnash) — form of transport
  • Uzbek: jamoat transporti — form of transport
  • Vietnamese: giao thông công cộng — form of transport