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autobus

noun
au·​to·​bus | \ ˈȯ-tō-ˌbəs How to pronounce autobus (audio) \

Definition of autobus

: omnibus sense 1

Examples of autobus in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

 In 1993, 24 years before Alexander Wang sent his models to Brooklyn by coach, Kouyaté’s arrived at the Tuileries via autobus. — Vogue, "Fight for Your Rites: Kelly Cutrone and Co. Mix Voodoo and Fashion at a Collective Runway Event," 9 Feb. 2018 In landlocked Granada, group tours command vans, taxis and autobuses, pushing to the side pedestrians like myself hiking the uphill cobblestone streets of the old Muslim quarter of Albayzin. — New York Times, "In Spain, Searching for Ancestors, Dry Wine and Calm Seas," 16 Jan. 2018

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First Known Use of autobus

1899, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for autobus

auto + bus

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