The difference between Autobus and Bus
When used as nouns, autobus means a bus that is a motor vehicle, as opposed to earlier horse-drawn buses, whereas bus means a motor vehicle for transporting large numbers of people along roads.
Bus is also verb with the meaning: to transport via a motor bus.
check bellow for the other definitions of Autobus and Bus
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Autobus as a noun (dated):
A bus that is a motor vehicle, as opposed to earlier horse-drawn buses.
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Autobus as a noun (cycling):
The group of cyclists in a race who form a large group behind the leading peloton.
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Bus as a noun (automotive):
A motor vehicle for transporting large numbers of people along roads.
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Bus as a noun:
An electrical conductor or interface serving as a common connection for two or more circuits or components.
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Bus as a noun (medical industry, slang):
An ambulance.
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Bus as a verb (transitive, automotive, transport):
To transport via a motor bus.
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Bus as a verb (transitive, automotive, transport, chiefly, US):
To transport students to school, often to a more distant school for the purposes of achieving racial integration.
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Bus as a verb (intransitive, automotive, transport):
To travel by bus.
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Bus as a verb (transitive, US, food service):
To clear meal remains from.
Examples:
"He bussed tables as the restaurant emptied out."
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Bus as a verb (intransitive, US, food service):
To work at clearing the remains of meals from tables or counters; to work as a busboy.
Examples:
"He’s been bussing for minimum wage."