busway

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noun

A right of way, roadway, or lane for the exclusive use of buses, possibly only during peak traffic hours.

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Meanings

nounbusway (plural busways)

plural busways

  1. A right of way, roadway, or lane for the exclusive use of buses, possibly only during peak traffic hours.

    St Ives: The guided busway on the old railway alignment to Cambridge has just passed its tenth anniversary. Railfuture has noted its down-at-heel physical appearance, with dirty concrete beams, damaged sound barriers, and unmanaged vegetation.

    2021 October 6, Howard Johnston, “Regional News: Anglia”, in RAIL, number 941, page 29

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
rapidway

Origin

From bus + way.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

subway
Cite this entry
APA

busway. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/busway

MLA

“busway.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/busway. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “busway,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/busway.

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