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school bus
noun
: a vehicle used for transporting children to or from school or on activities connected with school
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Students in three Maricopa County school districts may soon breathe easier when riding the school bus.
—John Leos, The Arizona Republic, 14 Dec. 2024
After about an hour of waiting for the carryout meals, the students moved outside to the school bus to wait and ultimately ate their lunch back at the elementary school, Schneider said.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
The San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Quality Management District, $25 million in grants for 74 school buses.
—Russ Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
The word ‘wicked’ is so small that it can be thrown from the open back door of a school bus.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 9 Dec. 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 22 Dec. 2024.
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school bus
noun
: a vehicle for transporting children to and from school
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