AUTOBUS

bus, autobus, coach, charabanc, double-decker, jitney, motorbus, motorcoach, omnibus, passenger vehicle

(noun) a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport; “he always rode the bus to work”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

autobus (plural autobuses or autobusses)

(dated) A bus that is a motor vehicle, as opposed to earlier horse-drawn buses.

(cycling) The group of cyclists in a race who form a large group behind the leading peloton.

Synonyms

• (cycling group): gruppetto

Anagrams

• autosub

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

25 December 2024

UNAMBIGUOUS

(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa


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