jitneys

noun

plural of jitney
as in buses

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  1. buses
  2. cars
  3. automobiles
  4. autos
  5. coaches
  6. motor vehicles
  7. motorcars
  8. wagons
Noun
  • Both teams made short trips to the eastern edge of Iowa on Thursday before boarding buses and making the 30-mile drive to the iconic location.
    — Dan Hayes, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The city strongly encourages attendees to use public transit to attend the show, and there will be additional buses and trains in service to accommodate what the city estimates will be 2 million attendees.
    — Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of buses
Noun
  • At home, Indian authorities moved aggressively, seizing his properties and luxury assets, from high-end cars to jewelry and artworks.
    — Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The attack reduced the house to rubble and wrecked outbuildings and cars.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of cars
Noun
  • However, his adaptation of this industrial technique to the manufacture of automobiles was world-changing.
    — Ted Leonsis, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026
  • But as automobiles came to dominate cities, lawmakers worked toward a special type of homicide just for drivers.
    — Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of automobiles
Noun
  • European autos are mired in a years-long structural crisis and 2026 has offered little respite.
    — Joseph Wilkins, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The Pentagon’s rush to plug shortfalls has sparked a bonanza among incumbent military contractors and new defense startups, which are repurposing components from fracking, autos, and pharma to shorten production timetables.
    — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of autos
Noun
  • The most notable figures to call for that have been two of the previous three coaches before Mourinho, Carlo Ancelotti and Xabi Alonso.
    — Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Some of this season’s top college football transfers simply followed their coaches from one school to another.
    — Steve Megargee, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of coaches
Noun
  • Items like meals, gas, tobacco products and motor vehicles are not included in the tax-free weekend.
    — Paul Burton, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Getting brighter Headlight regulation didn’t emerge from a single incident so much as from a steady mismatch between early motor vehicles and roads still designed for horses and pedestrians.
    — Matthew MacConnell, ArsTechnica, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of motor vehicles
Noun
  • In the 1920s, Rolls-Royce was producing experimental motorcars.
    — Morgan Korn, ABC News, 8 May 2026
  • When motorcars were new, gasoline worked more like a service than a product, let alone a commodity.
    — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 11 Apr. 2026
Definition of motorcars
Noun
  • From there, Nyugen and her volunteers split up into two teams before dragging the wagons along the streets of Chinatown.
    — Melody Xu, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Other parents were arriving with coolers, pulling wagons that contained lawn chairs and food for the game.
    — Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
Definition of wagons
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