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Definition bus in American English

bus noun

[countable] noun
/bʌs/
1

a large road vehicle with a lot of seats which you pay to travel on, especially one that takes you fairly short distances and stops frequently

Example

The children go to school by bus.

Example

We took a bus downtown.

Example

If we don't leave soon, we'll miss the last bus.

Synonyms and related words
18-wheeler 4×4 4WD
1.1

a large road vehicle that you pay to travel in over long distances. The usual British word is coach.

Synonyms and related words
18-wheeler 4×4 4WD
2

a set of wires that send information from one part of a computer system to another

Synonyms and related words
accelerated graphics port accelerator card ADC
3

to deliberately sacrifice someone to get what you want

Example

"You threw us under the bus!" she yelled at Mr. Stamos, according to people who were present.

Definition bus in American English