school bus

noun

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

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The church where Charlie and Leslie got married decades before flooded with more than 300 mourners, including Leslie’s fellow teachers, who arrived on a yellow school bus. Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 31 July 2026 Barrow County Sheriff’s Office Investigator Jason Smith testified that Colt Gray carried the semiautomatic rifle onto the school bus with the barrel sticking out and wrapped in poster board. Kate Brumback, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026 Authorities used a school bus to evacuate Catherine Randall and her neighbors from the small town of Huntington, Oregon, which is being threatened by the Tartar Fire. Kirk Siegler, NPR, 29 July 2026 Documents say Walker, who was working as a school bus driver for a Chattanooga school district at the time, was traveling at high speeds while transporting elementary school students in 2016. Kelsie Cairns, FOXNews.com, 29 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 4 Aug. 2026.

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school bus

noun
: a vehicle for transporting children to and from school

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