Meaning

2 senses
  1. (UK)A type of bus stop, usually at the terminus of a route, where a bus can wait between journeys. Buses normally do not pick up passengers there, rather boarding takes place at a designated stop nearby.

  2. (India)A bus station or bus depot, usually with a shelter over the top.

Examples

5 sentences
  1. Since there was no vacant seat on the bus, I stood the whole way.

    В автобусі не будо жодного вільного місця, я простояв увесь шлях.

    deWeil im Bus kein Platz frei war, stand ich während der ganzen Fahrt.

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  2. As there were no free seats on the bus, I remained standing.

    deWeil im Bus kein Platz frei war, so blieb ich stehen.

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  3. Sami was on the bus, standing and holding onto one of the poles.

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  4. A boy on the bus stands up to offer his seat to an old woman.

    deIm Bus steht ein Junge auf, um einer alten Frau seinen Platz anzubieten.

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  5. Black people had to sit in the back of the bus, or stand if the back was full.

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Forms

plural: bus stands
Singularbus stand
Pluralbus stands

regular

Word family

1 related words
Relatedtaxi stand

See also

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