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paratransit

noun para·tran·sit \ˌpa-rə-ˈtran(t)-sət, -ˈtran-zət\

Definition of PARATRANSIT

:  transportation service that supplements larger public transit systems by providing individualized rides without fixed routes or timetables
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First Known Use of PARATRANSIT

1973

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