bus

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. A motor vehicle for transporting large numbers of people along roads; by extension, the driver of said vehicle
2. An electrical conductor or interface serving as a common connection for two or more circuits or components.
3. Part of a MIRV missile, having on-board motors used to deliver the warhead to a target.
4. (slang) An ambulance.
5. (slang) An aeroplane.
6. A network topology with each computer connected to a single server. The security on a bus is terrible because every device connected sees every message, and a single point of failure will occur if the bus breaks.

Verb

1. To transport via a motor bus.
2. To transport students to school, often to a more distant school for the purposes of achieving racial integration.
3. To travel by bus.
4. To clear meal remains from.
5. To work at clearing the remains of meals from tables or counters; to work as a busboy.

Concepts

bus

🚌

autobus

🚌

car

autocar

plateforme bus

omnibus

de autobus

coucou

épave

Synonymes

omnibus

coach

autobus

motorbus

truck

🚚

bus topology

double-decker

car

🚗

jitney

motorcoach

bus bar

heap

trunk

motor bus

jalopy

motor coach

charabanc

passenger vehicle

busbar

stage

bus-bar

bus line

motor-coach

passenger bus

generating line

jeepney

local

main lead

collecting main

auto bus

large-size passenger bus

big-bus

concentration line

omnibus rod

aid

bus wire

another time

assist

boneshaker

channel

class

fleet

group

help

highway

party

🥳

passenger car

streetcar

time

⌚

train

🚋

tram

🚊

trolley car

van

vehicle

vessel

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/bʌs/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Clipping of omnibus. Formerly often spelt 'bus. The electrical sense is derived from figurative application of the automotive sense.

Phrases

Try to make eye contact with a stranger on the bus , and hold it for five seconds , without speaking .

Essayez de créer un contact visuel avec un étranger dans le bus et maintenez-le pendant cinq secondes, sans parler.