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

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

I jump out of bed—the school bus pulls up to my stop at 7:50 sharp—rip open my door, and see that the bathroom door across the hall is shut.

From Literature

Back then, she would wake up every morning at 5 a.m. to drive a school bus, picking up children around Kershaw and driving them—and herself—to school.

From The Wall Street Journal

Waymo, for example, recently issued a software recall after its robotaxis were found to illegally pass school buses, while Ford is facing investigation of its hands-free driving system after two fatal collisions.

From BBC