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 creatures, which are bigger than a school bus, weren’t traveling alone. Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 26 Mar. 2025 Soon, a yellow school bus drops off students who live in the Torre area homes. Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 24 Mar. 2025 Students with special needs on a New York City school bus were forced to duck for cover as the vehicle was struck by gunfire. Latoya Gayle, People.com, 23 Mar. 2025 According to a Texas Department of Public Safety report, the preliminary investigation of the fatal crash found that a Granbury ISD school bus had stopped on Pecos River Drive to pick up students and had started to pull away. Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Mar. 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 31 Mar. 2025.

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school bus

noun
: a vehicle for transporting children to and from school

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