Synonyms

embus

American

[im-buhs, em-] / ɪmˈbʌs, ɛm- /

verb (used with or without object)

embussed, embussing

to get or put on a bus.

embus British

/ ɪmˈbʌs /

verb

military to cause (troops) to board or (of troops) to board a transport vehicle

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Etymology

Origin of embus

First recorded in 1925–30; em- ¹ + bus ¹

Example Sentences

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We embus, wish each other luck and proceed to our next point by moonlight.

From Time Magazine Archive

Instead of proceeding to the trenches that night according to programme, we got sudden orders to "embus" for Hill 60, in the Ypres Salient, to dig there under Royal Engineers' supervision for the 5th Division.

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