Paratransit
/ˌpeɪɹəˈtɹænzɪt/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An auxiliary transit service without fixed routes or schedules, usually serving the disabled on demand. US, countable, uncountable
"The disability community had hoped that the submission of ADA complementary paratransit plans to FTA would constitute an opportunity for real monitoring of local progress and that FTA would take action to ensure that transit agencies were in compliance with their plans."
Example
More examples"The disability community had hoped that the submission of ADA complementary paratransit plans to FTA would constitute an opportunity for real monitoring of local progress and that FTA would take action to ensure that transit agencies were in compliance with their plans."
Etymology
From para- (“beside”) + transit, perhaps influenced by paraplegia. US from 1972.