bus
- noun
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A large road vehicle that carries many people along a fixed route and stops so they can get on and off.
The bus was so crowded that we stood the whole way.
We got off the bus one stop too early by mistake.
Ask the driver whether this bus goes to the hospital.
Heavy traffic made the morning bus twenty minutes late again.
Common collocations: catch a bus · miss the bus · by bus · bus stop · get on the bus · get off the bus · bus driver · school bus
Part of: Means of transport, Airports and stations
Forms
- plural
- buses