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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As of December, Florida has 166 electric school buses on the road, with 229 more awarded and 72 on order. James Brock, Sun Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2025 Another video showed two school buses parked next to each other, with some of the students yelling out the window at the other bus. Hannah Sacks, People.com, 6 Mar. 2025 The 57-year-old woman driving the school bus was taken to Kings County Hospital in stable condition. John Annese, New York Daily News, 2 Mar. 2025 In response to concerns, U.S. Border Patrol officials reassured school leaders that children and school buses are not being targeted for immigration enforcement. Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025 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 25 Mar. 2025.

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school bus

noun
: a vehicle for transporting children to and from school

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