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autobus — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • autobus noun A motorbus, as opposed to earlier horse-drawn buses.
  • bus noun A large motor vehicle that carries many passengers along a fixed route.
  • omnibus noun A large public bus, especially historically.
  • woodlouse noun Any of various small terrestrial isopod crustaceans of suborder Oniscidea, having a rigid segmented exoskeleton, usually feeding on dead plant matter and living in damp, dark places, such as under stones or bark. Several common species roll into a ball when disturbed, hence names such as pill bug and roly-poly.

Senses

autobus is used for these senses in English:

  • autobus (road transport, dated) A motorbus, as opposed to earlier horse-drawn buses.
  • autobus (by extension, cycle racing) A large group of cyclists who have fallen behind the peloton in a race.
  • bus (automotive) A motor vehicle for transporting large numbers of people along roads.
  • bus An electrical conductor or interface serving as a common connection for two or more circuits or components.
  • omnibus (dated) A bus (vehicle for transporting large numbers of people along roads).
  • woodlouse Any of the terrestrial isopod crustaceans of suborder Oniscidea, which have a rigid, segmented exoskeleton, often being capable of rolling into a ball, and feed only on dead plant matter, usually living in damp, dark places, such as under stones or bark.

autobus — full definition

  1. noun A motorbus, as opposed to earlier horse-drawn buses.
  2. noun A large group of cyclists who have fallen behind the peloton (“main group of riders”) in a race.

bus — full definition

  1. noun A large motor vehicle that carries many passengers along a fixed route.
  2. noun A pathway in a computer that carries data between components.
  3. verb To transport people by bus.
  4. verb To clear dirty dishes from tables, typically in a restaurant.

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