school bus

noun

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

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After the pandemic shuttered his Inglewood barbershop job, Hector Trinidad reinvented himself, converting a yellow school bus into a curbside barbershop parked just outside USC. — Francesca Pinney, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026 About 90% of the nation's 500,000 school buses run on diesel, and the rising price has stretched district budgets as the school year begins. — Willa Rubin, NPR, 4 Sep. 2026 School districts operate fleets of school buses; by and large, those also run on diesel, although some run on natural gas. — Joel Feder, The Drive, 2 Sep. 2026 According to Brian Peck, assistant chief of the South Windsor Fire Department, the initial reports indicated the crash involved a tractor-trailer, a pickup truck and a school bus. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 31 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for school bus

Word History

First Known Use

1908, in the meaning defined above

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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 5 Sep. 2026.

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school bus

noun
: a vehicle for transporting children to and from school

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