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bus




1 buses
2 travelling by bus
3 the people who work on a bus
see also
TRAVEL, TRANSPORT

1 buses
- a big public vehicle that takes passengers along a regular route from one place to another, making stops along the way: bus
I came on the bus. a double-decker bus (= with two floors)
- a comfortable bus used for long journeys: coach
We're taking the coach to London. a coach journey
- a vehicle like a bus that works by electricity and that runs on special rails in the road: tram
- a small bus, usually for no more than twelve people: minibus
- the part of a bus where the driver sits: cab
- the upstairs floor of a double-decker bus: upper deck, upstairs; the downstairs floor: lower deck, downstairs

2 travelling by bus
- a place where a bus stops so that you can get on or off: (bus) stop
This is my stop; I have to get off here.
- a small building at a bus stop which gives protection from bad weather: (bus) shelter
Let's wait inside the bus shelter to keep out of this rain.
- a building from which buses begin and end journeys: (bus) station
Excuse me, could you tell me where the main bus station is?
- a line of people waiting for a bus: queue (AmE line)
Is this the queue for the number ten bus? She was standing in the queue for half an hour.
- to form a queue: queue (for sth) (AmE wait in line)
- to use a bus: take* a/the bus, go* by bus
We couldn't get a taxi so we had to take the bus. I always go to work by bus.
- to get on a bus: catch* a bus; to fail to catch a bus: miss the bus
Where can I catch a bus to the zoo? I missed the last bus and had to walk.
- a person who travels on a bus: passenger
- the money that you pay for a journey: fare
What is the fare to Victoria Street?
- a piece of paper that shows that you have paid for your journey: ticket
- a piece of paper that allows you to travel on a bus for a particular period of time: (bus) pass, travel pass
a weekly travel pass
- a bus's regular journey: route; to travel on a route: run*
They've just changed the route of our local bus. It doesn't go to the town centre any more. This bus runs from the railway station to the airport.
- the organization of buses and bus routes: (bus) service
The bus service here is very good on weekdays, but it's terrible on Sundays.
- a written notice that gives the times when buses and coaches arrive and depart: timetable (AmE schedule)

3 the people who work on a bus
- a person who drives a bus: (bus) driver
- a person who collects the money for tickets on some buses: (bus) conductor; a female conductor can also be called a (bus) conductress
- a person who checks your ticket: (ticket) inspector
Keep your ticket in case the inspector comes to check it.

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