school bus

noun

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

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For example, six communities seeking to form one school bus program might need to negotiate new wage and working conditions with a half-dozen driver unions. Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 17 July 2026 Rachel dates a shoe store operator named Lou (Bob Hoskins), while Charlotte nurses a crush on her handsome young school bus driver and flirts with Catholicism to the chagrin of her Jewish mother. David Faris, TheWeek, 17 July 2026 Detractors said permanent daylight saving time would lead to darker and potentially more hazardous winter mornings where children will be waiting for school buses and parents will be driving to work in darkness. Kevin Freking, Fortune, 15 July 2026 Video from the scene shows a school bus with significant front end damage and a gray vehicle with damage to its front and rear. Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 13 July 2026 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 20 Jul. 2026.

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school bus

noun
: a vehicle for transporting children to and from school

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