motorbus

American  

[moh-ter-buhs] / ˈmoʊ tərˌbʌs /

noun

plural

motorbuses, motorbusses

1. a passenger bus powered by a motor.

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motorbus British  

/ ˈməʊtəˌbʌs /

noun

1. a bus driven by an internal-combustion engine

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Etymology

Origin of motorbus

First recorded in 1900–05; motor + bus ¹

Example Sentences

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

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

A large ungainly motorbus, powdered white with dust, drew up before the hacienda Las Delices at Maracay, last week, and disgorged a party of journalists.

From Time Magazine Archive

If I had seen him in a motorbus I should never have said, 'A remarkable chap.'

From Time Magazine Archive

At sight of the jaunty little motorbus waiting to haul him up the winding grade to the hotel, he actually hesitated.

From Their Mariposa Legend; a romance of Santa Catalina by Herr, Charlotte B. (Charlotte Bronte)