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transportation vs public transit

public transit vs transportation

transportation and public transit both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
transportation Yes No No No
public transit Yes No No No
As nouns, public transit is a hyponym of transportation; that is, public transit is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than transportation:
  • transportation: a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods
  • public transit: a public transportation system for moving passengers
Other hyponyms of transportation include air transportation system, highway system, short line, telferage, telpherage.
transportation (noun) public transit (noun)
the act of moving something from one location to another a public transportation system for moving passengers
the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials
the act of expelling a person from their native land
a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods
the sum charged for riding in a public conveyance
Difference between transportation and public transit

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