school bus

noun

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

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Two the size of school buses and a small charter bus. Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025 Most Oklahoma school buses do not have them, and a bill that would have required them on all new school buses died in committee earlier this year, the outlet reported. Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025 No one was injured in the incident, which unfolded on a school bus Monday morning while students were being transported to an elementary school in Ocala, police said. Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2025 The book—or rather, the section of the book that covers the miraculous story of the school bus that McKay drove to safety after responding to an emergency call—became the basis of Greengrass’ movie co-written by Mare of Easttown creator Brad Ingelsby. Tomris Laffly, Time, 6 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for school bus

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 12 Sep. 2025.

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school bus

noun
: a vehicle for transporting children to and from school

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