Meanings
plural autobuses · plural autobusses
- datedroadA motorbus, as opposed to earlier horse-drawn buses.
- broadlycycle racingA large group of cyclists who have fallen behind the peloton (“main group of riders”) in a race.
Synonyms: groupetto, gruppetto, laughing group
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA large group of cyclists who have fallen behind the peloton (“main group of riders”) in a race.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew
- Proto-Indo-European*tó-
- Proto-Hellenic*autós
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew
- Ancient Greekαὖ (aû)
- Ancient Greekτόν (tón)
- Ancient Greekαὐτός (autós)
- Ancient Greekαὐτο- (auto-)
- Frenchauto-
- Proto-Indo-European*m(y)ewh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*m(y)owh₁éyeti
- Proto-Italic*moweō
- Latinmoveō
- Latinmōbili
- Frenchmobile
- Frenchautomobile
- Englishautomobileclip.
- Englishauto-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₃ep-
- Proto-Italic*opnis
- Latinomnis
- Latinomnibu
- Frenchomnibus
- Englishomnibusclip.
- Englishbus
- Englishautobus
From auto- (prefix meaning ‘self’, in the sense of being self-propelled) + bus. Sense 2 (“large group of cyclists who have fallen behind the peloton”) is borrowed from French autobus.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic أُتُوبُوس, أُتُوبِيس
- أُتُوبُوس (ʔutūbūs)bus that is a motor vehicle
- أُتُوبِيس (ʔutūbīs)bus that is a motor vehicle
Basque autobus
- autobusbus that is a motor vehicle
Chinese Mandarin （自行車比賽）落後的集團 /（自行车比赛）落后的集团
- （自行車比賽）落後的集團 /（自行车比赛）落后的集团large group of cyclists who have fallen behind the peloton
Czech autobus, grupeto
- autobusbus that is a motor vehicle
- grupetolarge group of cyclists who have fallen behind the peloton
Danish gruppetto
- gruppettolarge group of cyclists who have fallen behind the peloton
Dutch autobus, bus
- autobusbus that is a motor vehicle
- buslarge group of cyclists who have fallen behind the peloton
- gruppettolarge group of cyclists who have fallen behind the peloton
Esperanto aŭtobuso
- aŭtobusobus that is a motor vehicle
Finnish autobussi, gruppetto
- autobussibus that is a motor vehicle
- gruppettolarge group of cyclists who have fallen behind the peloton
French autobus, autobus
- autobusbus that is a motor vehicle
- autobuslarge group of cyclists who have fallen behind the peloton
- gruppettolarge group of cyclists who have fallen behind the peloton
German Autobus, Gruppetto
- Autobusbus that is a motor vehicle
- Gruppettolarge group of cyclists who have fallen behind the peloton
Greek οτομπίς, οτομπούς
- οτομπίς (otompís)bus that is a motor vehicle
- οτομπούς (otompoús)bus that is a motor vehicle
Hebrew גרופטו
- גרופטוlarge group of cyclists who have fallen behind the peloton
Indonesian otobus
- otobusbus that is a motor vehicle
Italian autobus, gruppetto
- autobusbus that is a motor vehicle
- gruppettolarge group of cyclists who have fallen behind the peloton
Japanese グルペット
- グルペットlarge group of cyclists who have fallen behind the peloton
Latvian autobuss, autobuss
- autobussbus that is a motor vehicle
- autobusslarge group of cyclists who have fallen behind the peloton
Norwegian Bokmål gruppetto
- gruppettolarge group of cyclists who have fallen behind the peloton
Persian اتوبوس
- اتوبوس (otobus)bus that is a motor vehicle
Polish autobus
- autobusbus that is a motor vehicle
Romanian autobus, autobuz
- autobusbus that is a motor vehicle
- autobuzbus that is a motor vehicle
Russian авто́бус
- авто́бус (avtóbus)bus that is a motor vehicle
Slovak autobus
- autobusbus that is a motor vehicle
Spanish autobús
- autobúsbus that is a motor vehicle
Turkish otobüs
- otobüsbus that is a motor vehicle
Vietnamese ô tô buýt
- ô tô buýtbus that is a motor vehicle
Yiddish ויטאָבוס
- ויטאָבוס (oytobus)bus that is a motor vehicle
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Cite this entry
autobus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autobus
“autobus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autobus. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “autobus,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autobus.
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