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motorbus

[ moh-ter-buhs ]

noun

, plural mo·tor·bus·es, mo·tor·bus·ses.
  1. a passenger bus powered by a motor.


motorbus

/ ˈməʊtəˌbʌs /

noun

  1. a bus driven by an internal-combustion engine
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of motorbus1

First recorded in 1900–05; motor + bus 1
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Example Sentences

Too late; the wide-winged fighter skidded like a motorbus on a greasy road and fell into the clouds sideways.

At sight of the jaunty little motorbus waiting to haul him up the winding grade to the hotel, he actually hesitated.

From the road came the roar of a motorbus, like a muffled drum.

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