school bus

[skool buhs]

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of school bus¹

An Americanism dating back to 1905–10

Example Sentences

In fact, scientists revealed that the asteroid is only 11 metres across, comparable to a school bus — that may seem huge for us Earthlings, but in astronomical proportions that is tiny.

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Schoolchildren in the town were told to commute in a group or use school buses, while nursery school preschool children refrained from playing outside.

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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration opened a preliminary inquiry into Waymo vehicles after a report of one Waymo driving around a school bus.

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Someone sent me my child's name, the age... the school bus number plate.

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The dead included a student, a farmer, a taxi driver, a teacher killed in a grenade attack on a school bus, and another shot dead in front of her class.

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