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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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The nationwide shortage of school bus drivers has left many students without reliable transportation.
—Meg Oliver, CBS News, 28 May 2024
Greater distances and longer trains In Houston, remote trains now traverse a mile-long section of the eastern part of the city, past family-run restaurants, bodegas, industrial warehouses and a school bus depot.
—Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, New York Times, 27 May 2024
Police asked for help finding a missing 12-year-old believed to have been headed to school on a school bus in Kansas City, a police spokesman said.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 24 May 2024
Over the last two decades, the state has spent or allocated $1.2 billion to clean its aging diesel school bus fleet.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1908, in the meaning defined above
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“School bus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/school%20bus. Accessed 10 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
school bus
noun
: a vehicle for transporting children to and from school
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