bus

[ buhs ]

/ bʌs /

noun, plural bus·es, bus·ses.

a large motor vehicle, having a long body, equipped with seats or benches for passengers, usually operating as part of a scheduled service; omnibus.

a similar horse-drawn vehicle.

a passenger automobile or airplane used in a manner resembling that of a bus.

any vehicle operated to transport children to school.

a low, movable filing cabinet.

Electricity. Also called bus bar, bus·bar

[buhs-bahr] /ˈbʌsˌbɑr/. a heavy conductor, often made of copper in the shape of a bar, used to collect, carry, and distribute powerful electric currents, as those produced by generators.

Computers. a circuit that connects the CPU with other devices in a computer.

verb (used with object), bused or bussed, bus·ing or bus·sing.

to convey or transport by bus: to bus the tourists to another hotel.

to transport (pupils) to school by bus, especially as a means of achieving socioeconomic or racial diversity among students in a public school.

verb (used without object), bused or bussed, bus·ing or bus·sing.

to travel on or by means of a bus: We bused to New York on a theater trip.

Nearby words

buryat, buryat autonomous republic, buryat republic, burying beetle, burying ground, bus, bus boy, bus lane, bus line, bus shelter, bus stop

Idioms

throw under the bus. throw(def 57).

Origin of bus

1825–35; short for omnibus; (def 6) short for omnibus bar

Can be confused

bussed bust

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Everything's burned out or shorted or fused together; I saw one busbar eight inches across melted clean in two.
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British Dictionary definitions for busbar (1 of 2)

busbar

/ (ˈbʌzˌbɑː) /

noun

an electrical conductor, maintained at a specific voltage and capable of carrying a high current, usually used to make a common connection between several circuits in a system

a group of such electrical conductors at a low voltage, used for carrying data in binary form between the various parts of a computer or its peripherals

Sometimes shortened to: bus

British Dictionary definitions for busbar (2 of 2)

bus

/ (bʌs) /

noun plural buses or busses

a large motor vehicle designed to carry passengers between stopping places along a regular routeMore formal name: omnibus Sometimes called: motorbus

short for trolleybus

(modifier) of or relating to a bus or busesa bus driver; a bus station

informal a car or aircraft, esp one that is old and shaky

electronics computing short for busbar

the part of a MIRV missile payload containing the re-entry vehicles and guidance and thrust devices

astronautics a platform in a space vehicle used for various experiments and processes

miss the bus to miss an opportunity; be too late

verb buses, busing, bused, busses, bussing or bussed

to travel or transport by bus

mainly US and Canadian to transport (children) by bus from one area to a school in another in order to create racially integrated classes

Word Origin for bus

C19: short for omnibus

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