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 But the closest such school, ProPublica found, is Banner Academy, which is too far away without a school bus. Eli Hager, ProPublica, 12 Oct. 2024 Observe the animal from a minimum of 50 feet (length of a school bus). Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 10 Oct. 2024 Thousands of trees were toppled in Helene’s fury, mangled train tracks were left discarded on river beds and school buses were blown away. Deon J. Hampton, NBC News, 5 Oct. 2024 The Mars reconnaissance orbiter, with a wingspan the length of a school bus, cost more than $700 million. Discover Magazine, 4 Oct. 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 30 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

school bus

noun
: a vehicle for transporting children to and from school

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