Phrase guide

shuttle bus

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

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A short-haul minibus, typically privately owned, that shuttles passengers between set locations.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: dollar van

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

shuttle consisting of a bus that travels between two points

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: shuttle

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 穿梭客車 /穿梭客车 (chuānsuō kèchē) — transport service
  • Chinese Mandarin: 穿梭公車 /穿梭公车 (chuānsuō gōngchē) — transport service
  • Chinese Mandarin: 穿梭巴士 (chuānsuō bāshì) — transport service
  • Chinese Mandarin: 擺渡車 /摆渡车 (bǎidùchē) — transport service
  • Dutch: pendelbus — transport service
  • Dutch: shuttlebus — transport service
  • Estonian: kutsikas — transport service
  • Finnish: sukkulabussi — transport service
  • German: Pendelbus — transport service
  • German: Shuttlebus — transport service
  • German: Zubringerbus — transport service
  • Irish: seirbhís tointeála — transport service
  • Irish: tointeálaí — transport service
  • Italian: navetta — transport service
  • Japanese: シャトルバス (shatorubasu) — transport service
  • Japanese: リムジンバス (rimujinbasu) — transport service
  • Korean: 마을버스 (ma'eulbeoseu) — transport service
  • Korean: 셔틀버스 (syeoteulbeoseu) — transport service
  • Norwegian Bokmål: skyttelbuss — transport service
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: skyttelbuss — transport service
  • Polish: autobus wahadłowy — transport service
  • Russian: маршру́тный авто́бус (maršrútnyj avtóbus) — transport service
  • Russian: маршру́тка (maršrútka) — transport service
  • Swedish: skyttelbuss — transport service
  • Thai: รถเวียน (rót-wiian) — transport service