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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
Instead, the east side could get bus rapid transit.
—Alexandria Sands, Axios, 4 Sep. 2024
Late last year, the county announced plans to expand its bus rapid transit service, which had an initial East-West bus route (known as CONNECT 1 Bus Rapid Transit), to include connections along Milwaukee's North-South transit corridor.
—Vanessa Swales, Journal Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2024
The project proposes a bus rapid transit line from downtown St. Paul into the northeastern suburbs.
—Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 13 Aug. 2024
In 2022, the agency allocated $170 million for bus rapid transit in Denver and $120 million for Bustang, a statewide bus service, over the next decade.
—Megan Kimble, New York Times, 31 May 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1873, in the meaning defined above
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“Rapid transit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rapid%20transit. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
Kids Definition
rapid transit
noun
: fast public passenger transportation (as by subway) in cities
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