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transbay

transbay

1 6.5
About travel across a bay, like bridges or ferries
  • adjective
  • US
: que cruza la bahía
  • A transbay ferry service operates daily, connecting commuters to downtown.

Examples

  • The transbay tunnel project will shorten travel times for thousands of passengers.

  • The transbay bus service connects San Francisco and Oakland.

  • The city approved a new transbay bridge to improve traffic flow between neighborhoods.

  • We need to improve transbay transportation options.

  • The city approved a new transbay bridge to improve traffic flow between neighborhoods.

  • A transbay ferry service operates daily, connecting commuters to downtown.

  • The transbay tunnel project will shorten travel times for thousands of passengers.

Surface Forms

transbay positive

Morphology

transbay = bay (transparent) = trans + bay

Meaning is a straightforward composition of the productive prefix 'trans-' (across) and the noun 'bay', so 'across the bay' is directly inferable.

Etymology

Transbay comes from the prefix trans- meaning 'across' and bay meaning 'a body of water'. So, when something is called transbay it is about travel, roads, or transport that go 'across the bay'.