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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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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
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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 30 Oct. 2024.
Kids Definition
school bus
noun
: a vehicle for transporting children to and from school
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