jitney

noun

Definition of jitneynext
as in bus

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Recent Examples of jitney The measure also includes small changes to Houston's pedicab and jitney industries. — Jay R. Jordan, Chron, 17 May 2022 Simon Berry started a jitney service that catered to Greenwood's Black community, who were barred from using White taxi services. — Jazmin Goodwin, CNN, 16 May 2021 The seed for Lyft was planted when Logan Green, a California university student, saw jitney buses picking up passengers in Zimbabwe. — Daniel Yergin, WSJ, 23 Apr. 2021 There is a motif of animals transported on vehicles, such as a placid duck riding in the back of a jitney and a nervous sheep in a cage being hauled by a tractor. — Peter Keough, BostonGlobe.com, 5 July 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jitney
  1. bus
  2. automobile
  3. car
  4. minibus
  5. minivan
  6. motorcar
  7. auto
  8. coach
Noun
  • One of the shelters available during recent alerts is a modernised facility beneath the premises of municipal bus operator MPK in Lublin.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The service will use shuttle buses equipped with wheelchair lifts and have areas to secure wheelchairs, Gonzalez said.
    — Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of bus
Noun
  • Since the modern torch relay tradition began in 1936, the flame has burned underwater (Sydney 2000) and in space (Atlanta 1996) and traveled by plane, train, automobile, boat, pony and even camel.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The area suffered thousands of manufacturing job losses as the automobile industry collapsed and jobs were sent overseas.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of automobile
Noun
  • Leapmotor, meanwhile, maintained rapid growth, with deliveries topping 100,000 cars a month since July.
    — Matthew Tan,Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
  • By merging the two failing car companies, Marchionne created the seventh-largest vehicle manufacturer in the world, increasing Fiat’s value more than tenfold.
    — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of car
Noun
  • Instead, the modern-day minibus won’t be available stateside until the first half of next year at the earliest.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Shi Taifeng, a member of the Politburo of China's ruling Communist Party, and Xia Baolong, the director of China's Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office, left the funeral in a white minibus with Hong Kong's current leader, John Lee.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of minibus
Noun
  • Sullivan was driving a Pontiac Montana minivan carrying his wife, son, and daughter, along with one of his daughter’s teammates and her father.
    — Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The woman driving the minivan died from injuries suffered in the crash, and two other women in the vehicle suffered serious injuries, ABC 10 reported.
    — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of minivan
Noun
  • The late 1880s brought the motorcar, which used railway-style oil lamps.
    — Matthew MacConnell, ArsTechnica, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Lucky for people living in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, there are plenty of free things to do with fathers this upcoming weekend from free swimming to a classic motorcar gathering and surprising activities in between.
    — Carly Sauvageau, USA Today, 18 June 2026
Definition of motorcar
Noun
  • Since 2014, trade groups representing both automakers and auto mechanics have made agreements meant to ensure that repair shops have access to the same data, parts and tools as bigger dealerships.
    — Robert Ferris, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The Dayton area has shed about half of its 90,000 factory jobs since 1990, according to federal data, after the North American Free Trade Agreement shifted many jobs to Mexico where auto parts could be made more cheaply.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of auto
Noun
  • Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh shared several sobering injury updates Monday in the wake of Sunday’s loss to the Seattle Seahawks.
    — Joaquin Ruiz, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Beneath the polished surface of Estonia’s elite ice rinks, a Russian hockey prodigy ruled by his violent father and an Estonian figure skater groomed by a manipulative coach fall in love across a national divide.
    — Annika Pham, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of coach

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“Jitney.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jitney. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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