school bus
noun
: a vehicle used for transporting children to or from school or on activities connected with school
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In Louisiana, parents and school bus drivers are organizing to protect children and drivers from overheating on school buses due to a lack of air conditioning.
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Terri Gerstein, New York Daily News, 25 June 2025
The kids’ educations would be disrupted, as the school bus failed to keep up with their moves.
—Spencer Norris, ProPublica, 24 June 2025
For example, the Cassini probe to Saturn, which launched in 1997, was a huge spacecraft, the size of a school bus, and had a mass of 2.5 metric tons without fuel.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 19 June 2025
The district responded by placing the boy on a different school bus with younger children, according to the lawsuit.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2025
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Terri Gerstein, New York Daily News, 25 June 2025
The kids’ educations would be disrupted, as the school bus failed to keep up with their moves.
—Spencer Norris, ProPublica, 24 June 2025
For example, the Cassini probe to Saturn, which launched in 1997, was a huge spacecraft, the size of a school bus, and had a mass of 2.5 metric tons without fuel.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 19 June 2025
The district responded by placing the boy on a different school bus with younger children, according to the lawsuit.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for school bus
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“School bus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/school%20bus. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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