The difference between Automobile and Bus

When used as nouns, automobile means a type of vehicle designed to move on the ground under its own stored power and intended to carry a driver, a small number of additional passengers, and a very limited amount of other load. a car or motorcar, whereas bus means a motor vehicle for transporting large numbers of people along roads.

When used as verbs, automobile means to travel by automobile, whereas bus means to transport via a motor bus.


Automobile is also adjective with the meaning: self-moving.

check bellow for the other definitions of Automobile and Bus

  1. Automobile as a noun (US, Canada):

    A type of vehicle designed to move on the ground under its own stored power and intended to carry a driver, a small number of additional passengers, and a very limited amount of other load. A car or motorcar.

  1. Automobile as a verb (intransitive, dated):

    To travel by automobile.

  1. Automobile as an adjective:

    Self-moving; self-propelled.

  1. Bus as a noun (automotive):

    A motor vehicle for transporting large numbers of people along roads.

  2. Bus as a noun:

    An electrical conductor or interface serving as a common connection for two or more circuits or components.

  3. Bus as a noun (medical industry, slang):

    An ambulance.

  1. Bus as a verb (transitive, automotive, transport):

    To transport via a motor bus.

  2. 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.

  3. Bus as a verb (intransitive, automotive, transport):

    To travel by bus.

  4. Bus as a verb (transitive, US, food service):

    To clear meal remains from.

    Examples:

    "He bussed tables as the restaurant emptied out."

  5. 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."