debus

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verb

To alight or get off a bus.

Opposite
embus
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Meanings

verbdebus (third-person singular simple present debusses, present participle debussing, simple past and past participle debussed)

present singular third person debusses · participle present debussing · participle past debussed · past debussed

  1. governmentTo alight or get off a bus.

    1990, K C Paval, "Indian Army After Independence", New Delhi: Lancer. The leading battalion […] arrived in the vicinity of Kushtia around 1400 hours and debussed.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
embus
Also see
get off

Origin

After debark (“to disembark”).

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Translations

Greek αποβιβάζομαι
  • αποβιβάζομαι (apovivázomai)to get off a bus

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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