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mode of transport

high-level category of transport system classified by environmental medium, infrastructure, or propulsion source
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Summary

mode of transport is a metaclass[1]. It draws 347 Wikipedia views per month (metaclass category, ranking #22 of 61).[2]

Key Facts

  • mode of transport's instance of is recorded as metaclass[3].
  • mode of transport's instance of is recorded as property[4].
  • mode of transport is a type of type of object[5].
  • mode of transport is a type of method[6].
  • mode of transport is part of transport infrastructure[7].
  • mode of transport is part of transport[8].
  • mode of transport comprises private transport[9].
  • mode of transport comprises public transport[10].
  • mode of transport comprises individual transportation[11].
  • mode of transport's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Transportation[12].
  • mode of transport's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Transport by mode[13].
  • mode of transport's partially coincident with is recorded as means of transport[14].
  • mode of transport's has characteristic is recorded as Q140423256[15].
  • mode of transport's different from is recorded as means of transport[16].
  • mode of transport's different from is recorded as Q140423256[17].
  • mode of transport's model item is recorded as road transport[18].
  • mode of transport's model item is recorded as rail transport[19].
  • mode of transport's model item is recorded as animal-powered transport[20].
  • mode of transport's is metaclass for is recorded as transport[21].
  • mode of transport's characteristic of is recorded as transport[22].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include metaclass[3] and property[4]. Recorded subclass of include type of object[5] and method[6].

Use and Application

Components include private transport[9]; public transport[10], a field of study[23]; and individual transportation[11]. Part of include transport infrastructure[7], a type of infrastructure[24] and transport[8].

Why It Matters

mode of transport draws 347 Wikipedia views per month (metaclass category, ranking #22 of 61).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] It is known by 101 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 14d ago · MsynBot bot · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 23
    Wikipedia languages → ['az', 'bn', 'ca', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fr', 'gl', 'hi', 'hy', 'hyw', 'ko',
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ add badge sitelink to redirect to ptwiki sitelink; see [[Wikidata:Sitelinks to redirects]] for details #msynbotTask10"
  2. 17d ago · MsynBot bot · 2026-10-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 23
    Wikipedia languages → ['az', 'bn', 'ca', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fr', 'gl', 'hi', 'hy', 'hyw', 'ko',
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ add badge sitelink to redirect to enwiki sitelink; see [[Wikidata:Sitelinks to redirects]] for details #msynbotTask10"
  3. 13w ago · Bencemac · 2026-07-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → type of object, method
    Characteristic of → transport
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ Determination method or standard: record linkage, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/260984|batch #260984]]"
  4. 15w ago · AHIOH · 2026-07-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has characteristic → Q140423256
    Model item → road transport, rail transport, animal-powered transport
    Instance of → metaclass, property
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Model item: rail transport"
  5. 15w ago · AHIOH · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → means of transport, Q140423256
    Model item → road transport, rail transport, animal-powered transport
    Wikidata description → high-level category of transport system classified by environmental medium, infr
    Subclass of → type of object, method
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Subclass of: type of object"
  6. 15w ago · AHIOH · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Model item → road transport, rail transport, animal-powered transport
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Model item: road"
  7. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → h0002520-dopravni-prostredky
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: h0002520-dopravni-prostredky, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259495|batch #259495]]"
  8. 19w ago · Sbb1413 · 2026-06-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:Transportation, Category:Transport by mode
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Topic's main category: Category:Transport by mode"
  9. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → —
    Instance of → —
    Subclass of → type of object, method
    Subclass of → —
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ National library of israel j9u id: 987007285762505171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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