school bus

American  

[skool buhs] / ˈskul ˌbʌs /

noun

1. a vehicle used to transport students to and from school or used for other related purposes.

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Etymology

Origin of school bus

An Americanism dating back to 1905–10

Example Sentences

The key to keeping anything safe on our school bus is to hold it in your lap.

From Literature

Five feet in diameter, forty feet long—as long as a school bus.

From Literature

A few fluttered down on a school bus as he walked by.

From Literature

Besides having three other kids and a baby, Mrs. Yeagle was a school bus driver, so she couldn’t waste much time just letting Lester be hysterical.

From Literature

Then she noticed that the school bus stop nearby, which usually had 20 children waiting for a ride to school in the morning, only had 10 kids.

From Barron's