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bus

Pronunciation: /bʌs/

The English word “bus” has 13 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A motor vehicle for transporting large numbers of people along roads.
  2. A coach, a bus used for long travels.
  3. Any motorized vehicle, such as a motorbike or car.
  4. An electrical conductor or interface serving as a common connection for two or more circuits or components.
  5. Part of a MIRV missile, having on-board motors used to deliver the warhead to a target.
  6. An ambulance.
  7. An aeroplane.
  8. A network topology with each computer connected to a single cable.

verb

  1. To transport via a motor bus.
  2. To transport students to school, often to a more distant school for the purposes of achieving racial integration.
  3. To travel by bus.
  4. To clear meal remains from.
  5. To work at clearing the remains of meals from tables or counters; to work as a busboy.

Etymology

Back-formation from busboy.

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