Phrase guide

school bus

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈskuːl.bʌs/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A bus which carries children to or from school.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: automotive, transport, vehicles

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: yellow bus

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

An informal approximate unit of measure, from the length of a typical public school bus, approximately 30 feet or 9 metres.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

Topics: metrology

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a bus used to transport children to or from school

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: bus, autobus, coach, charabanc, double-decker, jitney, motorbus, motorcoach, omnibus, passenger vehicle

History

Etymology

Compound of school + bus.

Across languages

Translations

51 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: skoolbus — transport for schoolchildren
  • Azerbaijani: məktəb avtobusu — transport for schoolchildren
  • Belarusian: школьны аўтобус (škólʹny awtóbus) — transport for schoolchildren
  • Catalan: autobús escolar — transport for schoolchildren
  • Chinese Cantonese: 校車 /校车 (haau6 ce1) — transport for schoolchildren
  • Chinese Cantonese: 校巴 (haau6 baa1) — transport for schoolchildren
  • Chinese Mandarin: 校車 /校车 (xiàochē) — transport for schoolchildren
  • Czech: školní autobus — transport for schoolchildren
  • Danish: skolebus — transport for schoolchildren
  • Dutch: schoolbus — transport for schoolchildren
  • Estonian: koolibuss — transport for schoolchildren
  • Finnish: koulubussi — transport for schoolchildren
  • French: autobus scolaire — transport for schoolchildren
  • French: bus scolaire — transport for schoolchildren
  • West-Frisian: skoalbus — transport for schoolchildren
  • Georgian: სასკოლო ავტობუსი (sasḳolo avṭobusi) — transport for schoolchildren
  • German: Schulbus — transport for schoolchildren
  • Hungarian: iskolabusz — transport for schoolchildren
  • Iban: bas sekula — transport for schoolchildren
  • Icelandic: skólabíll — transport for schoolchildren
  • Icelandic: skólavagn — transport for schoolchildren
  • Indonesian: bus sekolah — transport for schoolchildren
  • Italian: scuolabus — transport for schoolchildren
  • Italian: pulmino — transport for schoolchildren
  • Japanese: スクールバス (sukūru basu) — transport for schoolchildren
  • Korean: 통학 버스 (tonghak beoseu) — transport for schoolchildren
  • Korean: 학교 버스 (hakgyo beoseu) — transport for schoolchildren
  • Korean: 스쿨버스 (seukulbeoseu) — transport for schoolchildren
  • Lithuanian: mokyklinis autobusas — transport for schoolchildren
  • Malay: bas sekolah — transport for schoolchildren
  • Mongolian: сургуулийн автобус (surguuliin avtobus) — transport for schoolchildren
  • Navajo: chidíłtsoii — transport for schoolchildren
  • Navajo: chidíłtsxooí — transport for schoolchildren
  • Navajo: chidí áłchíní bee naagéhí — transport for schoolchildren
  • Norwegian Bokmål: skolebuss — transport for schoolchildren
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: skolebuss — transport for schoolchildren
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: skulebuss — transport for schoolchildren
  • Persian: اتوبوس مدرسه — transport for schoolchildren
  • Polish: autobus szkolny — transport for schoolchildren
  • Portuguese: ônibus escolar — transport for schoolchildren
  • Portuguese: autocarro escolar — transport for schoolchildren
  • Russian: шко́льный авто́бус (škólʹnyj avtóbus) — transport for schoolchildren
  • Sindhi: اسڪول بس (āskol bs) — transport for schoolchildren
  • Spanish: autobús escolar — transport for schoolchildren
  • Swedish: skolbuss — transport for schoolchildren
  • Turkish: okul servisi — transport for schoolchildren
  • Turkish: servis — transport for schoolchildren
  • Turkish: okul otobüsü — transport for schoolchildren
  • Ukrainian: шкільний автобус (škilʹnyj avtobus) — transport for schoolchildren
  • Welsh: bws ysgol — transport for schoolchildren
  • Yiddish: שולבוס (shulbus) — transport for schoolchildren