Phrase guide

articulated bus

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A bus fitted with a joint, which is covered by an accordion-shaped weatherproofing, to increase its manoeuvrability.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: accordion bus, banana bus, bendy bus

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From articulated + bus.

Across languages

Translations

35 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: съчленен автобус (sǎčlenen avtobus) — articulated bus
  • Catalan: autobús articulat — articulated bus
  • Chinese Mandarin: 鉸接客車 /铰接客车 (jiǎojiē kèchē) — articulated bus
  • Chinese Mandarin: 雙節公車 /双节公车 (shuāngjié gōngchē) — articulated bus
  • Chinese Mandarin: 鉸接式公交車 /铰接式公交车 (jiǎojiēshì gōngjiāochē) — articulated bus
  • Czech: kloubový autobus — articulated bus
  • Czech: kloubák — articulated bus
  • Danish: ledbus — articulated bus
  • Dutch: gelede bus — articulated bus
  • Estonian: lõõtsaga buss — articulated bus
  • Finnish: nivelbussi — articulated bus
  • Finnish: haitaribussi — articulated bus
  • French: autobus articulé — articulated bus
  • French: bus accordéon — articulated bus
  • German: Gelenkbus — articulated bus
  • German: Knickbus — articulated bus
  • German: Ziehharmonikabus — articulated bus
  • Hungarian: csuklós busz — articulated bus
  • Irish: bus altach — articulated bus
  • Italian: autobus articolato — articulated bus
  • Italian: autosnodato — articulated bus
  • Norwegian Bokmål: leddbuss — articulated bus
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: leddbuss — articulated bus
  • Polish: przegubowiec — articulated bus
  • Polish: autobus przegubowy — articulated bus
  • Portuguese: articulado — articulated bus
  • Russian: авто́бус-гармо́шка (avtóbus-garmóška) — articulated bus
  • Serbo-Croatian: zglobni autobus — articulated bus
  • Spanish: autobús articulado — articulated bus
  • Spanish: bus oruga — articulated bus
  • Spanish: cuncuna — articulated bus
  • Swedish: ledbuss — articulated bus
  • Swedish: ledvagn — articulated bus
  • Swedish: dragspelsbuss — articulated bus
  • Turkish: körüklü otobüs — articulated bus