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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.


Etymology

Origin of school bus

An Americanism dating back to 1905–10

Example Sentences

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She faces Republican Herb Morgan, a onetime chief investment officer at financial services firm Cantor Fitzgerald, and Meghann Adams, a Peace and Freedom Party member, who is a school bus driver and union leader.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

ASML’s high-end lithography machines are roughly the size of a school bus and are among the most complex devices humans have ever created.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

“I was so traumatized,” Morrow, a school bus driver and dog boarder, said in an interview.

From Salon • Apr. 15, 2026

She was getting off a school bus, just metres from her home in Castledawson, County Londonderry.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

The next morning as we were getting ready for our trip back to Mexico, I went outside and watched the school bus pick up kids from the ranch.

From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez

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