school bus

noun

: a vehicle used for transporting children to or from school or on activities connected with school

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On Thursday, April 17, a school bus carrying around 35 students, including Linares, and two adults was returning from a field trip outside Charlotte, N.C., to Pine Ridge Middle School, when a tire blew off in Chester County, ABC News and CW affiliate WRDW earlier reported. David Chiu, People.com, 18 Apr. 2025 Jeffrey Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre has left an Australian hospital a week after she was involved in a crash with a loaded school bus that made international headlines. Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2025 In Kentucky, four people died, including a 9-year-old boy who was swept away by floodwaters while walking to his school bus stop on Friday morning. Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025 So far, authorities have confirmed the following identities of the 18 reported: Gabriel Andrews, 9, was swept away by floodwaters while walking to his school bus stop in Frankfort, Kentucky. John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 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 23 Apr. 2025.

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school bus

noun
: a vehicle for transporting children to and from school

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