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

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

While human drivers don’t have the best track record and autonomous vehicles are a promising solution, recent reports of Waymos illegally passing offloading school buses affirm that a measured and informed approach is warranted.

From The Wall Street Journal

She misses her daughter, her namesake, and weeps at the sight of school buses.

From Los Angeles Times

After graduating from Green McAdoo, she rode the school bus with her classmates to a school in Knoxville — 20 miles from home.

From Los Angeles Times