bus stand

noun

a type of bus stop, usually at the terminus of a route, where a bus can wait between journeys. Buses normally do not pick up passengers there, rather boarding takes place at a designated stop nearby.

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Meanings

nounbus stand (plural bus stands)

plural bus stands

  1. UKtransporta type of bus stop, usually at the terminus of a route, where a bus can wait between journeys. Buses normally do not pick up passengers there, rather boarding takes place at a designated stop nearby.

    In the station yard, rollers were preparing a site for a bus stand, where formerly the terminus of the Tralee & Dingle Railway had been.

    1955 May, Rev. A. W. V. Mace, “An Irish Journey—1”, in Railway Magazine, pages 303-304
  2. IndiatransportA bus station or bus depot, usually with a shelter over the top.
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Chicago

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