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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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 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 21 Dec. 2024.

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school bus

noun
: a vehicle for transporting children to and from school

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