school bus
Americannoun
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school buses
plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of school bus
An Americanism dating back to 1905–10
Example Sentences
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It was also the size of a school bus, had more than 17,000 vacuum tubes and sucked up 150 kilowatts of electricity an hour.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
"I have a concrete house but with the noise and the wind, it's scary," said the 51-year-old, who drives a school bus for the US military.
From Barron's ● Jul. 5, 2026
“I was so traumatized,” Morrow, a school bus driver and dog boarder, said in an interview.
From Salon ● Apr. 15, 2026
Lord Bath grew up at Longleat and was a pupil at the local school, returning on the school bus each day.
From BBC ● Apr. 10, 2026
Something crazy like a school bus falling from the sky.
From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds
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