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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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 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 26 Nov. 2024.

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school bus

noun
: a vehicle for transporting children to and from school

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