Definitions
remove used dishes from the table in restaurants
Word origin
Clipping of omnibus. Superseded earlier 'bus, where the apostrophe indicated a clipping. The shift in spelling likely reflects the fact that modern speakers no longer perceive this term as a clipping. The electrical sense is derived from figurative application of the automotive sense.
Used in a sentence
“I'm on the bus.”
“I can't read on the bus because I get sick.”
““Excuse me,” said the stranger, who turned out to be a youth in motorcycling kit, “but could you give me a hand with my bus?””
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer10 curated clues
01“City route vehicle”3 letters
02“City transit vehicle”3 letters
03“Public city vehicle”3 letters
04“Public ride”3 letters
05“Public road vehicle”3 letters
06“Public transport vehicle”3 letters
07“School transport”3 letters
08“School vehicle”3 letters
09“Transit ride”3 letters
10“Transit vehicle”3 letters
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