London bus

noun

A unit of length, approximately 30 feet or 8⅓ metres

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounLondon bus (plural London buses)

plural London buses

  1. An informal approximate unit of measure used in England.
    1. LondoninformalmetrologyA unit of length, approximately 30 feet or 8⅓ metres
    2. LondoninformalmetrologyA unit of width, approximately 8 feet or 2½ metres
  2. informalautomotiveA double-decker bus
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see London, bus.

Origin

From the classic Routemaster double-decker bus used by London public transit, a common sight to a Londoner.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

London bus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/London%20bus

MLA

“London bus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/London%20bus. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “London bus,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/London%20bus.

Source: London bus on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.