autobus
Syllables: au·to·bus/ˈɔːtə(ʊ)bʌs/US/ˈɔtoʊˌbʌs/
autobus noun: a motorbus, as opposed to earlier horse-drawn buses.
Noun
autobus (plural autobuses or autobusses)
- A motorbus, as opposed to earlier horse-drawn buses.
- A large group of cyclists who have fallen behind the peloton (“main group of riders”) in a race.
- Synonyms:
- groupetto, gruppetto, laughing group
autobus meaning in Malayalam, Arabic, Indonesian and Persian
autobus in Arabic
- bus that is a motor vehicle
- أُتُوبُوس ʔutūbūs, أُتُوبِيس ʔutūbīs
autobus in Indonesian
- bus that is a motor vehicle
- otobus
autobus in Persian
- bus that is a motor vehicle
- اتوبوس otobus
More languagesFewer languages
- autobus in Vietnamese
- ô tô buýt
Synonyms of autobus
Forms of autobus
| plural | autobuses |
|---|---|
| plural | autobusses |
Origin of autobus
From auto- (prefix meaning ‘self’, in the sense of being self-propelled) + bus. Sense 2 (“large group of cyclists who have fallen behind the peloton”) is borrowed from French autobus.
Questions about autobus
- What does autobus mean?
- Autobus means a motorbus, as opposed to earlier horse-drawn buses.
- What is autobus in Malayalam?
- Autobus in Malayalam is ബസ്. See Autobus meaning in Malayalam.
- What part of speech is autobus?
- Autobus is a noun.
- How do you pronounce autobus?
- Autobus is pronounced /ˈɔːtə(ʊ)bʌs/ (UK).
- What is the plural of autobus?
- The plural of autobus is autobuses.
Words near autobus in the dictionary
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