Busses

Part of speech: noun, verb

Definitions

1. A type of large motor vehicle designed to carry passengers along established routes and stops; the plural form of 'bus' refers to multiple such vehicles; to transport or convey individuals using a bus service at various locations throughout a city or region
2. Referring to multiple instances of a public transport vehicle that accommodates many passengers on regular trips; the collective term for those vehicles commonly seen in urban transit systems; an action involving the operation of these vehicles to facilitate travel from one point to another
3. Denoting several vehicles specifically built for mass transit purposes, which may operate on fixed routes; it represents both the vehicles themselves and the act of utilizing them for relocating groups of riders; to manage the logistics of public transportation facilitating commuting for various users

Etymology: Busses is the plural of bus, the large passenger vehicle, and "buses" is the more common plural spelling of the same word. The base word is a clipping of omnibus, a Latin word meaning "for all," which was the earlier name for this kind of vehicle. Early clippings were sometimes written with an apostrophe, as 'bus, to mark the cut, but that spelling was superseded once speakers stopped hearing the word as a shortened form. The electrical sense, a conductor that carries current to several connections, came later by figurative extension from the vehicle sense.

Synonyms: buses