school bus

noun

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

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The excavation area was about the size of a standard school bus. — Dateline Nbc, NBC news, 13 Aug. 2026 Smith lived just one block from Latrobe Elementary School and was at one point a school bus driver with the Smith Bus Company based in Blairsville. — Christopher Derose, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026 Gone are the clipboards that school bus drivers use to keep track of the kids who board their bus each day. — Maggie McGrath, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 Among the items on the chopping block are requirements to conduct screenings for kids with disabilities, keep class sizes small, help children brush their teeth daily and mandate monitors on school buses. — Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 9 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

noun
: a vehicle for transporting children to and from school

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