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Transbay

Transbay

1 6.7
A large bus and train terminal in San Francisco
  • proper noun
  • /trænzˈbeɪ/
: Transbay
  • The building is immediately across the street from the new Transbay Transit Center and Transbay Tower, the more than 1,000-foot-tall office building being built by Hines and Boston Properties.
  • Transbay Terminal
  • Transbay Transit Center
  • Transbay bus

Examples

  • The building is immediately across the street from the new Transbay Transit Center and Transbay Tower, the more than 1,000-foot-tall office building being built by Hines and Boston Properties.

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  • We'll go to Al's Transbay.

    The Conversation (1974)

  • We take the Transbay Tube on the Richmond line

    Hotel for Dogs (2009)

  • Designed by architecture firm Pelli Clarke Pelli, the "Transbay Transit Center," which broke ground in 2010, has a $4.2 billion price tag.

    Blog text (31)

  • A plan released this week calls for express trains between core stations, more frequent Transbay Tube service, increased speeds on some stretches, and even trains that uncouple at Bay Fair station into two trains that go separate ways.

    Blog text (29)

  • SF is a major destination, and the Transbay Terminal is and will increasingly be a transit hub with connections to the East Bay, North Bay, and other destinations, not just some BART station in the middle of nowhere.

    Blog text (14)

  • According to the Transbay Joint Powers Authority (TJPA), it will create 125,000 jobs and generate $140 billion in gross regional product and personal income through 2030.

    Blog text (31)

  • Finally, the SF Redevelopment Agency will vote today on a resolution criticizing the California High Speed Rail Authority's efforts to explore alternatives to the Transbay Terminal as the San Francisco terminus of the HSR system.

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  • SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) -- Bay Area residents are likely facing a new round of bridge toll hikes and taxes to pay for the high-speed rail tunnel connecting the Caltrain station at 4th and King streets in San Francisco to the new Transbay Terminal.

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  • The main bus services arrive at the Transbay Terminal in downtown San Francisco.

Synonyms

terminal
vsTransbay
119 3.5

A building where passengers begin or end a journey, for example at an airport

is a specific named city transit facility rather than any general journey building
bus terminal
vsTransbay
8 1.8

A station where people get on and off buses at the start or end of routes

is a named major city transit facility serving many routes and services

Compounds

transbay
  • US
6.1

A transport service that crosses a bay, like a ferry or bus

Surface Forms

Transbay main

Morphology

Transbay = bay (semi-transparent) = trans + bay + trans

Built from the combining form 'trans-' + 'bay' so the sense 'across/related to the bay' is discernible, but as a proper place name and transit facility the exact referent is coined and not a predictable common noun.

Etymology

Transbay combines the prefix trans- meaning 'across' and bay, so it names a place for travel 'across the bay'. The Transbay Transit Center is the main bus and train terminal in San Francisco where routes meet to cross or reach the bay.