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motorbus

American  
[moh-ter-buhs] / ˈmoʊ tərˌbʌs /

noun

motorbuses, plural motorbusses plural
  1. a passenger bus powered by a motor.


motorbus British  
/ ˈməʊtəˌbʌs /

noun

  1. a bus driven by an internal-combustion engine

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of motorbus

First recorded in 1900–05; motor + bus 1

Example Sentences

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During the 16-day land portion, travelers take in the landscape of the Canadian Rockies from a luxury motorbus and also tour Denali National Park and Preserve in Alaska.

From New York Times • Sep. 1, 2016

Athenian motorbus chauffeurs adjusted their motors to back-fire last week, then drove for several hours around and around the Houses of Parliament, creating a potent, earsplitting, staccato din.

From Time Magazine Archive

Inc. General Atterbury had noted that most railroads had failed to cooperate effectively with motorbus lines and he did not want the same thing to happen with airlines.

From Time Magazine Archive

Settle's statement that Maybach alone is proven for dirigibles,* that the power-plant requirements of airplane and airship differ as do those of racing car and motorbus.

From Time Magazine Archive

A long, low car, the chauffeur temporarily detained by the stoppage of a motorbus ahead, had slowed up within three yards of the spot where they were standing.

From Dope by Rohmer, Sax

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