motor busn.

Brit.

/ˈməʊtə bʌs/, U.S.

/ˈmoʊdər ˌbəs/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: motor n., bus n.¹

Etymology: < motor n. + bus n.¹

Now archaic and historical.

A motor-driven bus (esp. in early use contrasted with the horse-drawn bus). Cf. bus n.¹

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > public service vehicle > [noun] > omnibus > motor-driven

autobus1895

motor bus1896

camion1942

1896 Waterloo (Iowa) Courier 17 June i. 4/4 The first important step in the adoption of this new motor bus..by the Metropolitan Traction Company.

1901 H. G. Wells in Strand Mag. Dec. 623/2 ‘You really think such a thing is possible?’.. ‘As possible,’ said Gibberne, and glanced at something that went throbbing by the window, ‘as a motor-bus.’

1914 A. D. Godley Let. 10 Jan. in Reliquiae (1926) I. 292 What is this that roareth thus? Can it be a Motor Bus?

1942 National Geographic Mag. June 815 These gasoline-savers [sc. horse-drawn omnibuses], a relatively recent innovation, now compete with pushcarts and rickshas, automobiles and motorbuses.

1972 Daily Tel. 24 Mar. 15/1 Trolleys were a merger of motorbus and tram.

1994 Buses Feb. 26/1 Two motorbuses are maintained to PCV standards and are operated..under the Reading Heritage Travel fleetname.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	motor bus
释义	motor busn. Brit. /ˈməʊtə bʌs/, U.S. /ˈmoʊdər ˌbəs/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: motor n., bus n.¹ Etymology: < motor n. + bus n.¹ Now archaic and historical. A motor-driven bus (esp. in early use contrasted with the horse-drawn bus). Cf. bus n.¹ ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > public service vehicle > [noun] > omnibus > motor-driven autobus1895 motor bus1896 camion1942 1896 Waterloo (Iowa) Courier 17 June i. 4/4 The first important step in the adoption of this new motor bus..by the Metropolitan Traction Company. 1901 H. G. Wells in Strand Mag. Dec. 623/2 ‘You really think such a thing is possible?’.. ‘As possible,’ said Gibberne, and glanced at something that went throbbing by the window, ‘as a motor-bus.’ 1914 A. D. Godley Let. 10 Jan. in Reliquiae (1926) I. 292 What is this that roareth thus? Can it be a Motor Bus? 1942 National Geographic Mag. June 815 These gasoline-savers [sc. horse-drawn omnibuses], a relatively recent innovation, now compete with pushcarts and rickshas, automobiles and motorbuses. 1972 Daily Tel. 24 Mar. 15/1 Trolleys were a merger of motorbus and tram. 1994 Buses Feb. 26/1 Two motorbuses are maintained to PCV standards and are operated..under the Reading Heritage Travel fleetname. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1896
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