PARATRANSIT

Meaning of PARATRANSIT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌpa-rə-ˈtran(t)-sət, -ˈtran-zət ]

noun

Date: 1973

: transportation service that supplements larger public transit systems by providing individualized rides without fixed routes or timetables

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary. Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster. 2003

PARATRANSIT — noun Date: 1973 transportation service that supplements larger public transit systems by providing individualized rides without fixed routes or timetables
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
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