buses

bus-es · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    Plural of "bus": large motor vehicles designed to carry passengers along a fixed route.

  2. 2.

    Plural of "bus" (computing): electrical conductors or sets of conductors for transmitting data.

Related words

See also: bus, taxi, transportation, vehicle

Etymology

From Latin omnibus ("for all"), dative plural of omnis ("all"). The word "bus" is a shortened form that appeared in the 1830s.