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bus route

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The set route taken by a bus service.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

the route regularly followed by a passenger bus

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: path, route, itinerary

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Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 巴士路線 /巴士路线 (bāshì lùxiàn) — set route of bus service
  • Chinese Mandarin: 公交線路 /公交线路 (gōngjiāo xiànlù) — set route of bus service
  • Czech: autobusová linka — set route of bus service
  • Danish: buslinje — set route of bus service
  • Danish: busrute — set route of bus service
  • Dutch: buslijn — set route of bus service
  • Finnish: bussilinja — set route of bus service
  • Finnish: linja — set route of bus service
  • French: ligne de bus — set route of bus service
  • German: Buslinie — set route of bus service
  • Greek: λεωφορειογραμμή (leoforeiogrammí) — set route of bus service
  • Hungarian: autóbuszvonal — set route of bus service
  • Icelandic: strætisvagnaleið — set route of bus service
  • Norwegian Bokmål: bussrute — set route of bus service
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: bussrute — set route of bus service
  • Polish: trasa autobusu — set route of bus service
  • Portuguese: linha de ônibus — set route of bus service
  • Portuguese: itinerário do ônibus — set route of bus service
  • Russian: авто́бусный маршру́т (avtóbusnyj maršrút) — set route of bus service
  • Spanish: línea de autobús — set route of bus service
  • Swedish: busslinje — set route of bus service