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buses

buses is the plural of bus.

buses is the third-person singular simple present indicative of bus.

Meaning of bus

Noun

bus (plural buses or busses)

  1. A motor vehicle for transporting large numbers of people along roads.
    • I'm on the bus.
    1. (Canada, US) A coach, a bus used for long travels.
  2. (UK, dated) Any motorized vehicle, such as a motorbike or car.
    • “Excuse me,” said the stranger, who turned out to be a youth in motorcycling kit, “but could you give me a hand with my bus?”1927, Dorothy Sayers, Unnatural Death
  3. An electrical conductor or interface serving as a common connection for two or more circuits or components.
  4. Part of a MIRV missile, having on-board motors used to deliver the warhead to a target.
  5. (slang, medical industry) An ambulance.

See all 13 meanings of bus

Phrases with buses

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Questions about buses

What is buses the plural of?
Buses is the plural of bus.

Words near buses in the dictionary

  1. Busdac
  2. Busdongo de Arbas
  3. buseckite
  4. bused
  5. buserelin
  6. buses
  7. busesful
  8. Buseth
  9. Buseths
  10. Busey
  11. Buseys

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