school bus

noun

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

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Eight children were injured in a school bus crash Friday afternoon on Interstate 29 near St. Joseph, Missouri, police said. Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2025 Four months after 5-year-old Lens Joseph was hit and killed by a school bus outside his Hyde Park home, BPS officials are looking to address broad safety issues in the bus system identified in an independent review as the school year kicks off, city and district officials announced Thursday. Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 28 Aug. 2025 In late March, Giuffre was struck by a school bus and said she was given four days to live after going into renal failure. Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 25 Aug. 2025 In March, Giuffre was hospitalized in serious condition after an accident with a school bus. Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 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 1 Sep. 2025.

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school bus

noun
: a vehicle for transporting children to and from school

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