autobus

[ aw-tuh-buhs ]

noun

, plural au·to·bus·es, au·to·bus·ses.

1. bus ¹( def 1 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of autobus¹

An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900; auto- ² + bus ¹

Example Sentences

At five o'clock he was taken to a hospital, having been run over by an autobus.

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