motor bus

noun

: bus sense 1a

called also motor coach

Examples of motor bus in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Passengers left the train and were taken to San Diego by motor bus. Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 May 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1896, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of motor bus was in 1896

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“Motor bus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/motor%20bus. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.

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