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bus stands

bus stands is the plural of bus stand.

Meaning of bus stand

Noun

bus stand (plural bus stands)

  1. (UK) a type of bus stop, usually at the terminus of a route, where a bus can wait between journeys. Buses normally do not pick up passengers there, rather boarding takes place at a designated stop nearby.
    • In the station yard, rollers were preparing a site for a bus stand, where formerly the terminus of the Tralee & Dingle Railway had been.1955 May, Rev. A. W. V. Mace, “An Irish Journey—1”, in Railway Magazine, pages 303-304
  2. (India) A bus station or bus depot, usually with a shelter over the top.

Questions about bus stands

What is bus stands the plural of?
Bus stands is the plural of bus stand.

Words near bus stands in the dictionary

  1. bus route
  2. bus routes
  3. bus shelter
  4. bus shelters
  5. bus stand
  6. bus stands
  7. bus station
  8. bus stations
  9. bus stop
  10. bus stop chicane
  11. bus stop chicanes

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