autobus
Americannoun
plural
autobuses, autobussesEtymology
Origin of autobus
Example Sentences
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Along that green cobra live 16,000,000 people, of whom 2,000,000 last week took advantage of fare reductions to journey to Cairo by train, steamer, felucca, autobus, camel and donkey.
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Although A-to-Baggage, as the editors point out, is composed chiefly of abstract words, it contains many U. S. technical coinages like airbrake, airline, automobile, autobus, autocar, autotruck.
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The general belief was that the King was a chance victim of the ambuscade which was intended for the Orchanie-Sofia autobus, occupants of which were known to be carrying large sums of money.
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Then turning about, I started a parallel race with an autobus, much to the delight of the occupants.
From My Home in the Field of Honor by Huard, Frances Wilson
As I stood watching autobus after autobus swing round in a fearful semi-circle to begin a new journey, I gazed myself into a mystic comprehension of the significance of what I saw.
From Books and Persons Being Comments on a Past Epoch 1908-1911 by Bennett, Arnold
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