bus  /ˈbəs/ ? Meaning of "bus"

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Definition(s):

  1. (n) a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport
  2. (n) the topology of a network whose components are connected by a busbar
  3. (n) an electrical conductor that makes a common connection between several circuits
  4. (n) a car that is old and unreliable
  5. (v) send or move around by bus
  6. (v) ride in a bus
  7. (v) remove used dishes from the table in restaurants

Usage(s):

  1. A Mexican importer named Eugene LeBar and his wife, bound for Manhattan, boarded a bus in Mexico City.
  2. 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.
  3. Waiting on the corner for the morning bus is at best a frustrating experience in any city.

Quotes

  1. "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

  2. "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

  3. "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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