bus rapid transit

English

Noun

bus rapid transit (countable and uncountable, plural bus rapid transits)

1. (transport) A form of rapid transit using buses, which have dedicated rights-of-way or laneways, purpose-built bus stations, and dedicated traffic signalling.

Synonyms

• BRT (abbreviation)

Coordinate terms

• busway

Translations

form of rapid transit

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 快速公交系統／快速公交系统 (kuàisùgōngjiāoxìtǒng), 公車捷運系統／公车捷运系统 (gōngchējiéyùnxìtǒng)

• Dutch: hov-bus m
• Finnish: bussimetro
• French: service rapide par bus m, bus à haut niveau de service (fr) m
• Japanese: バス・ラピッド・トランジット (basu repiddo torenjitto)