bus stop

noun

: one of the places where a bus stops for passengers to get on or off
waiting at the bus stop

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For example, 29,000 people live within a quarter-mile of a bus stop, according to the Charlotte Area Transit System. Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 28 Oct. 2025 The developer also agreed to pay for a new IndyGo bus stop, safety upgrades at the trail's 46th Street pedestrian crossing and a traffic study. Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 24 Oct. 2025 The Boston Police Department arrested an Allston man on suspicion of repeatedly exposing himself to children at a Roxbury bus stop. Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 24 Oct. 2025 There’s the bus stop on 12th Street and the liquor store on 11th Street, both magnets for public intoxication and drug deals. David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bus stop

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“Bus stop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bus%20stop. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.

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