people mover
A fully automated, grade-separated mass transit system, typically serving a small area such as an airport.
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Born ~1960 · 1 year of recorded useSeen in the wild
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A fully automated, grade-separated mass transit system, typically serving a small area such as an airport.
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(AU, informal) A car with a higher than normal passenger capacity, typically eight or nine passengers.
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