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busway

busway noun: a right of way, roadway, or lane for the exclusive use of buses, possibly only during peak traffic hours.

Noun

busway (plural busways)

  1. A right of way, roadway, or lane for the exclusive use of buses, possibly only during peak traffic hours.
    • St Ives: The guided busway on the old railway alignment to Cambridge has just passed its tenth anniversary. Railfuture has noted its down-at-heel physical appearance, with dirty concrete beams, damaged sound barriers, and unmanaged vegetation.2021 October 6, Howard Johnston, “Regional News: Anglia”, in RAIL, number 941, page 29

Forms of busway

pluralbusways

Origin of busway

From bus + way.

Questions about busway

What does busway mean?
Busway means a right of way, roadway, or lane for the exclusive use of buses, possibly only during peak traffic hours.
What part of speech is busway?
Busway is a noun.
What is the plural of busway?
The plural of busway is busways.

Words near busway in the dictionary

  1. busuti
  2. busutis
  3. Busuu
  4. busuuti
  5. busuutis
  6. busway
  7. busways
  8. Buswell
  9. Buswells
  10. busy
  11. busy around

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