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Examples of rapid transit in a Sentence
We'll use rapid transit to get from the airport to the hotel.
Recent Examples on the Web
It was recently ranked the best bus rapid transit system in the United States by the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy.
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 9 July 2024
An earlier plan for transit along the corridor, adopted in 2002, called for bus rapid transit but was later changed to light rail.
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Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 27 June 2024
One card for surface transit, one card for rapid transit.
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Justin Brannan, New York Daily News, 31 July 2024
Gilbert said his goal is for Miami-Dade residents to be able to get anywhere in the county using rapid transit.
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Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 26 July 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1873, in the meaning defined above
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Cite this Entry
“Rapid transit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rapid%20transit. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.
Kids Definition
rapid transit
noun
: fast public passenger transportation (as by subway) in cities
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Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about rapid transit
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