bus

¹bus

noun, often attributive \ˈbəs\

plural bus·es also bus·ses

Definition of BUS

1

a : a large motor vehicle designed to carry passengers usually along a fixed route according to a schedule b : automobile

2

: a small hand truck

3

a : bus bar b : a set of parallel conductors in a computer system that forms a main transmission path

4

: a spacecraft or missile that carries one or more detachable devices (as warheads)

Examples of BUS

1. She boarded a bus in Nashville.
2. Are you traveling by train or by bus?

Origin of BUS

short for omnibus

First Known Use: circa 1909

Related to BUS

Synonyms: auto, automobile, car, horseless carriage, machine, motor, motorcar, motor vehicle, wheels [slang]

Related Words: coach, jitney, microbus, minibus, minivan, omnibus, van; convertible, fastback, hardtop, hatchback, notchback, ragtop, sports car, sport-utility vehicle, station wagon, SUV, town car, wagon, woody (or woodie); compact, coupe (or coupé), intermediate, limousine, mini, minicar, sedan, subcompact, V-8; gas-guzzler, land yacht; muscle car, stock car, turbocar; beater, clunker, crate, flivver, jalopy, junker; cream puff; phaeton, roadster, tin lizzie, touring car; hybrid

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Other Automotive Terms

articulated, block, choke, clutch, diesel, neutral, transmission

Rhymes with BUS

buss, crus, cuss, fuss, muss, plus, pus, Russ, suss, thus, truss, us