waterbus

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A form of water bus — A boat that operates like a bus, as a means of public transport.

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Meanings

nounwaterbus (plural waterbuses)

plural waterbuses

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of water bus.

    In 1959, British Waterways started a waterbus service to London Zoo, in Regent's Park, and in the first season 75,000 passengers made it a success.

    2021 December 1, Nigel Harris, “St Pancras and King's Cross: 1947”, in RAIL, number 945, page 44

Origin

From water + bus.

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APA

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

MLA

“waterbus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/waterbus. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “waterbus,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/waterbus.

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