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city bus

city bus noun: a bus that carries people across a city.

Noun

city bus (plural city buses or city busses)

  1. A bus that carries people across a city.
    Synonyms:
    transit bus
  2. (informal) An informal unit of length, approximately 45 feet or 14 metres
  3. (informal) An informal unit of width, approximately 100 inches (8⅓ feet) or 2½ metres

Synonyms of city bus

Forms of city bus

pluralcity buses
pluralcity busses

Origin of city bus

From city + bus.

Questions about city bus

What does city bus mean?
City bus means a bus that carries people across a city.
What part of speech is city bus?
City bus is a noun.
What is the plural of city bus?
The plural of city bus is city buses.

Words near city bus in the dictionary

  1. city blocks
  2. city boy
  3. city boys
  4. city break
  5. city breaks
  6. city bus
  7. city buses
  8. city busses
  9. City Camp Central
  10. City Camp Proper
  11. city car

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