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bus
a large vehicle that people pay to travel on:
• There were a lot of people on the bus.
coach
British English a bus with comfortable seats used for long journeys:
• Taking the coach is cheaper than the train.
minibus
a small bus with seats for six to twelve people:
• The school uses a minibus to take teams to matches.
double-decker
a bus with two levels:
• the red double-deckers in London
articulated bus
( also bendy bus British English ) a very long bus that has a joint in the middle that allows it to go around corners:
• Articulated buses have been used in Europe for many years.
tram
British English , streetcar American English , trolley/trolley car American English a vehicle for passengers, which travels along metal tracks in the street, and usually gets power from electric lines over the vehicle:
• We waited at the stop for the tram. • San Diego has a well-used trolley system.
tram
American English a vehicle with many different parts for people to sit in, and which usually has open sides. A tram runs on wheels and is used to take tourists from place to place within a particular area:
• The tram takes visitors around the backlot of Universal Studios, where many famous movies were once made.
Longman-Thesaurus
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noun ADJ. regular There are regular buses to the city centre. | double-decker, open-topped | last I missed the last bus and had to walk. | airport, local, school, sightseeing, tourist VERB + BUS go by, go on, take, travel by, use | wait for I waited 40 minutes for a bus. | run for I left work a bit late and had to run for my bus. | catch, get | miss | board, get on/onto | get off | drive BUS + VERB go, run Local buses run regularly to and from the nearest town. | arrive, come | pull up, stop The bus pulled up and we got on. The buses stop outside the post office. | pick sb up The double-decker bus stopped to pick up some more passengers. | go from, leave (from) Buses leave from here every hour or so. | carry sb a bus carrying 56 passengers BUS + NOUN times, timetable Look up the bus times in the local timetable. | route | lane | depot, shelter, station, stop | queue | journey a short bus journey to work | conductor, driver, passenger | fare | pass, ticket | company, service PREP. by ~ It's about 15 minutes away by bus. | on a/the ~ people travelling on buses | ~ for Is this the bus for Oxford? | ~ from, ~ to We took the bus from Reading to Bristol.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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verbs
go/travel by bus
• I usually go to work by bus.
go on the bus/use the bus
(= travel by bus )
• It's easier to go on the bus than to drive.
get/take/catch a bus
• Can we get a bus from here to Reading?
ride a bus
American English
• It was the first time Craig had ridden a bus downtown by himself.
get on/off a bus
• Several more passengers got on the bus.
wait for a bus
• We were waiting for the bus for half an hour.
miss the bus
(= be too late to get on a bus )
• He woke up late and missed the bus.
a bus goes/leaves
• The last bus went ten minutes ago.
a bus comes/arrives
• I waited and waited but the bus didn't come.
buses run
(= go at regular times )
• The buses run less frequently on a Sunday.
bus + NOUN
a bus ride/journey/trip
• It's a 20-minute bus ride into town.
a bus stop
(= a place where a bus stops for passengers )
• She got off at the next bus stop.
a bus shelter
(= a small covered area where you wait for a bus )
• Some kids had vandalized the bus shelter.
a bus service
(= a service that provides regular buses )
• It's a small village but there is a good bus service.
a bus route
• We live very near a main bus route.
a bus fare
(= the money you pay for a bus journey )
• Can you lend me 50p for my bus fare?
a bus ticket
• She lost her bus ticket.
a bus pass
(= a card that allows you to make several bus journeys )
• Most of the students have a termly bus pass.
a bus station
(= a place where buses start and finish their journeys )
• Dad met me at the bus station.
a bus lane
(= a part of the road where only buses are allowed to drive )
• You can be fined for driving in a bus lane.
a bus driver
• She asked the bus driver where to get off for the Botanical Gardens.
a bus timetable
• The bus timetable changes on January 31st.
a bus queue
British English (= a line of people waiting for a bus )
• We were chatting while we stood in the bus queue.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + bus
a school bus
• Hurry up or you'll miss the school bus!
a shuttle bus
(= one that makes regular short journeys between two places )
• There's a shuttle bus between the hotel and the beach.
a double-decker bus
(= one with two levels for passengers )
• London used to be famous for its double-decker buses.
an open-topped bus
(= one without a roof, used for showing tourists a town etc )
• We took a tour on an open-topped bus.
a regular bus
(= one that goes at regular times )
• Regular buses run to the airport.
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