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

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At least one student was injured when a Placer County school bus carrying a girls' flag football team crashed into a concrete guardrail in Yuba County on Thursday evening, officials said. Richard Ramos, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026 First responders and bystanders helped remove the passengers from the school bus. Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 27 Aug. 2026 Monterey has transitioned most of its 50 or so school buses from diesel to gasoline. Willa Rubin, NPR, 27 Aug. 2026 Agents detained one father who walked his child to a bus stop shortly after the school bus drove off, said Clementina Lunar, an advocate with the group Danbury Unites for Immigrants. ABC News, 27 Aug. 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 31 Aug. 2026.

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school bus

noun
: a vehicle for transporting children to and from school

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