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

Recent Examples on the Web Officers deployed a tire deflation device that disabled the vehicle near the intersection of Farmington Avenue and Trout Brook Drive, where the Kia struck a school bus, according to Moffo. Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 25 June 2024 The union pointed to its part in the district receiving $20 million from the Environmental Protection Agency in January to buy 50 electric school buses over the next three years. Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2024 Nationally, school bus ridership is in decline, in part because of staff shortages, service changes and delays. Alia Wong, USA TODAY, 11 June 2024 Another upgrade from yellow school buses of yore: the backup camera in the driver’s rear window. Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 7 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for school bus 

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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 7 Jul. 2024.

Kids Definition

school bus

noun
: a vehicle for transporting children to and from school

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