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| motor vehicle |
a bus, truck, automobile, or the like. |
| omnibus |
a large, long motor vehicle for transporting passengers; bus. [1/3 definitions] |
| passenger |
a person who is transported in an automobile, bus, ship, train, or other vehicle. [1/2 definitions] |
| Rosa Parks |
U.S. civil rights activist and icon, whose arrest in 1955 in Montgomery, Alabama, for refusing to obey segregation laws on a municipal bus inspired a wave of civil rights activism; born Rosa Louise McCauley (b.1913--d.2005). |
| school bus |
a bus chartered or provided by a school system to take students to and from school and to various school-sponsored events. |
| see off |
to accompany (someone) to a place of departure, such as an airport or bus station, in order to say goodbye. |
| shuttle |
a means of transport, such as a bus or airplane, that travels back and forth over the same route. [1/7 definitions] |
| simple sentence |
a sentence that has only one clause, such as "Early in the morning we waited for the bus". |
| standee |
one who stands, esp. because there are no empty seats, as in an auditorium or on a bus. |
| standing room |
space in which to stand when all the seats are filled, as in a theater, stadium, or bus. |
| station agent |
a person who manages a small railroad or bus station. |
| stop |
a point where a bus or other public vehicle stops regularly for passengers. [1/18 definitions] |
| terminal |
either end of a railway, shipping line, bus route, or the like, or a town at this place. [1/11 definitions] |
| terminus |
the end of a railway line, trolley line, or bus route. [1/4 definitions] |
| transfer |
to change from one bus, train, or the like to another. [2/10 definitions] |
| transit |
a system for transporting people or goods from one place to another, esp. a public passenger bus or train system in an urban area. [1/7 definitions] |
| trolley bus |
an electric passenger bus that travels on tires and draws its power from overhead wires by means of trolleys; trackless trolley. |
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