An urban public transit system using underground or elevated trains
Synonyms:
urban passenger transportation system
mass rapid transit
elevated trains
underground trains
Rapid-transit Sentence Examples
The Staten Island Rapid Transit railway extends along the north shore and the south-east side, and there are several electric lines and pleasant drives.
As the trade grew in importance, the advantages of rapid transit for the tea of new season's production began to be appreciated, and the slow and stately progress of the old East Indiaman became out of date.
It is served by the Pennsylvania, Lehigh Valley, Central of New Jersey and Staten Island Rapid Transit railways, and by boats to New York City.
Wear surgical masks, and avoid crowded public places or traveling by taxi, bus, train, or mass rapid transit.
Taking the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART), is one of the most inexpensive and efficient ways to navigate through San Francisco around this time of year.