"paratransit" meaning in All languages combined

See paratransit on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌpeɪɹəˈtɹænzɪt/ [US], /ˌpeɪɹəˈtɹænsɪt/ [US, nonstandard, rare] Audio: en-us-paratransit1.ogg , en-us-paratransit2.ogg Forms: paratransits [plural]
Etymology: From para- (“beside”) + transit, perhaps influenced by paraplegia. US from 1972. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|para|transit|gloss1=beside}} para- (“beside”) + transit Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} paratransit (countable and uncountable, plural paratransits)
  1. (US) An auxiliary transit service without fixed routes or schedules, usually serving the disabled on demand. Tags: US, countable, uncountable Synonyms: community transport [UK] Translations (auxiliary transit service for the disabled): handicapkørsel (Danish), invataksi (Finnish), transport adapté (French), Behindertenfahrdienst (German), パラトランジット (paratoranjitto) (Japanese), tilrettelagt transport (Norwegian), TT (Norwegian), паратранзит (paratranzit) [masculine] (Russian), paratránsito [masculine] (Spanish), paratransporte [masculine] (Spanish), färdtjänst [common-gender] (Swedish)

Inflected forms

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