bus
/ˈbəs/
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Definition(s):
- (n) a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport
- (n) the topology of a network whose components are connected by a busbar
- (n) an electrical conductor that makes a common connection between several circuits
- (n) a car that is old and unreliable
- (v) send or move around by bus
- (v) ride in a bus
- (v) remove used dishes from the table in restaurants
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Usage(s):
- A Mexican importer named Eugene LeBar and his wife, bound for Manhattan, boarded a bus in Mexico City.
- Psaradakis, whose bus was packed, had been forced to divert from the main roads into the leafy squares of Bloomsbury, home to the colleges of the University of London.
- Waiting on the corner for the morning bus is at best a frustrating experience in any city.
Quotes
- "Violence is a dead end," Obama said. "It is a sign of neither courage nor power to shoot rockets at sleeping children, or to blow up old women on a bus. That is not how moral authority is claimed; that is how it is surrendered."on Jun 4, 2009 By: Barack Obama Source: Boston Globe
- "My fear of planes is legendary and sadly true," Kornheiser said. "When I looked at the upcoming schedule it was the perfect storm that would've frequently moved me from bus to air. I kept looking at the schedule the past month and wanted to...on May 18, 2009 By: Tony Kornheiser Source: New York Daily News
- "I have heard things today that I have not heard since March 15, 1960, when I was marching to get off the back of the bus," said House Majority Whip James Clyburn (DS.C.), the highest-ranking black official in Congress.on Jun 20, 2010 By: James Clyburn Source: American Thinker (blog)
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