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Examples of rapid transit in a Sentence
We'll use rapid transit to get from the airport to the hotel.
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Metro will spend $167 million to turn the 9.2-mile corridor into rapid transit line, with 70% coming from the federal government.
—Patricia Gallagher Newberry, The Enquirer, 27 Nov. 2024
Until recently, work for Metro Transit's B Line bus rapid transit project also snarled Uptown traffic on Lake Street and Lagoon Avenue.
—Kyle Stokes, Axios, 26 Nov. 2024
Bus rapid transit has also been discussed at various points in time.
—Wes Guckert, Baltimore Sun, 3 Nov. 2024
Alone, the tax would fund freeways (40.5%), bus transit and bus rapid transit (33.5%), and major roadways and regional transportation infrastructure (22.5%).
—Coleby Phillips, The Arizona Republic, 6 Nov. 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 30 Dec. 2024.
Kids Definition
rapid transit
noun
: fast public passenger transportation (as by subway) in cities
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