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motorbus

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mo·tor·bus  (mtr-bs)
n. pl. mo·tor·bus·es or mo·tor·bus·ses
A passenger bus that is powered by a motor. Also called motor coach.

motorbus [ˈməʊtəˌbʌs]
n
(Engineering / Automotive Engineering) a bus driven by an internal-combustion engine
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.motorbus - a vehicle carrying many passengersmotorbus - a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport; "he always rode the bus to work"
minibus - a light bus (4 to 10 passengers)
public transport - conveyance for passengers or mail or freight
roof - protective covering on top of a motor vehicle
school bus - a bus used to transport children to or from school
trackless trolley, trolley coach, trolleybus - a passenger bus with an electric motor that draws power from overhead wires
window - a transparent opening in a vehicle that allow vision out of the sides or back; usually is capable of being opened
fleet - group of motor vehicles operating together under the same ownership
passenger, rider - a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it


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In October 1941, a raid on the Market Place meant three trolley-buses and a motorbus were burnt out.
WALES' motorbus services developed hand-in-hand with tramways and involved civic enterprise as well as the efforts of entrepreneurs such as Edward Phillips of Holywell, who in 1921 converted a French-built car into a bus?
1897: Britain's first motorbus service began in Bradford.
 
 
 
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