school bus

noun

: a vehicle used for transporting children to or from school or on activities connected with school

Examples of school bus in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In March 2022, a 14-year-old student accidentally shot his 15-year-old classmate on a school bus in Kingman. L. M. Boyd, The Arizona Republic, 15 Apr. 2024 With a bulky fuselage painted a blinding shade of yellow, the vehicle looked like a miniature school bus. Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for school bus 

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Word History

First Known Use

1908, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of school bus was in 1908

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“School bus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/school%20bus. Accessed 4 May. 2024.

Kids Definition

school bus

noun
: a vehicle for transporting children to and from school

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