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school bus
noun
: a vehicle used for transporting children to or from school or on activities connected with school
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Even electric cars and electric school buses can provide backup power for the grid.
—Matt Simon / Grist, Quartz, 12 Nov. 2024
The money from those allowances, which will become more scarce over time, goes toward funding climate-friendly projects including purchasing electric school buses and electric vehicle charging stations.
—Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 6 Nov. 2024
Another video showed two school buses parked next to each other, with some of the students yelling out the window at the other bus.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 29 Oct. 2024
The big picture: As electric school buses proliferate, so has the concept of bidirectional charging, or vehicle-to-grid technology.
—Joann Muller, Axios, 22 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 26 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
school bus
noun
: a vehicle for transporting children to and from school
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