city bus

noun

A bus that carries people across a city.

Similar
transit bus
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Meanings

nouncity bus (plural city buses or city busses)

plural city buses · plural city busses

  1. automotiveA bus that carries people across a city.

    Synonyms: transit bus

  2. An informal approximate unit of measure.
    1. informalmetrologyAn informal unit of length, approximately 45 feet or 14 metres
    2. informalmetrologyAn informal unit of width, approximately 100 inches (8⅓ feet) or 2½ metres

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA bus that carries people across a city.

Similar
transit bus
Also see
transit bus

Origin

From city + bus.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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