- rapid transit
- noun Date: 1873 fast passenger transportation (as by subway) in urban areas
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rapid transit
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rapid transit — rapid transit, adj. a system of public transportation in a metropolitan area, usually a subway or elevated train system. Cf. mass transit. [1870 75, Amer.] * * * system of railways, usually electric, that is used for local transit in a… … Universalium
rapid transit — ☆ rapid transit n. a system of public transportation in an urban area, using electric trains running along an unimpeded right of way … English World dictionary
Rapid transit — This article is about grade separated rail transport. For other uses, see Rapid transit (disambiguation) … Wikipedia
rapid transit — noun an urban public transit system using underground or elevated trains (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑mass rapid transit • Hypernyms: ↑public transit * * * noun [noncount] chiefly US : the system that is used in cities for quickly bringing people to and… … Useful english dictionary
rapid transit — ADJ: ADJ n A rapid transit system is a transport system in a city which allows people to travel quickly, using trains that run underground or above the streets. ...a rapid transit link with the City and London s underground system... Two rapid… … English dictionary
Rapid transit in Canada — Rapid transit was first introduced in Canada with the opening of the Toronto subway in 1954, built by the Toronto Transportation Commission (now the Toronto Transit Commission, or the TTC).[1] Montreal later introduced the Montreal Metro in 1966 … Wikipedia
Rapid transit in Greece — refers to the systems of rapid transit at present active in Greece. A rapid transit , underground , subway , elevated railway , metro or metropolitan railway system is an electric passenger railway in an urban area with a high capacity and… … Wikipedia
Rapid transit in the United Kingdom — consists of five systems in four cities: the London Underground and Docklands Light Railway, Merseyrail, Tyne and Wear Metro and the Glasgow Subway. The United Kingdom is the birthplace of rapid transit, with London and Glasgow hosting the worlds … Wikipedia
Rapid transit (disambiguation) — Rapid transit may refer to: *Rapid transit, a railway system dedicated to serving a city and the surrounding areas *Bus rapid transit *Bombardier Advanced Rapid Transitee also*List of rapid transit systems … Wikipedia
rapid transit system — rapid transit .system also .rapid transit n AmE a system for moving people quickly around a city using trains … Dictionary of contemporary English
rapid transit system — rapid transit ,system or ,rapid transit noun count AMERICAN a system of trains that move people quickly around a city … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
