单词 | bendy bus |
释义 | bendy busn. Originally British. An articulated single-decker bus, comprising two full-length coaches joined by a pivoting middle section, designed to provide high passenger capacity and to enhance stability and steering on corners. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > public service vehicle > [noun] > omnibus > motor-driven > other types wagonette omnibus1903 jitney bus1914 lorry-bus1919 mammy wagon1957 postbus1957 mammy lorry1959 jeepney1961 danfo1973 transbus1973 molue1976 bendy bus1978 daladala1983 1978 Commerc. Motor 11 Aug. 5/2 Launched as the ‘Bendibus’, it is a Man SG 220 model based on German VOV designs and similar to buses in service in many countries. 1986 Austral. Transport Oct. 19/3 The Authority has 20 articulated buses (known locally as ‘bendy buses’). 2005 Metro 3 May (London ed.) 40/1 Two eye-catching bendy buses will soon be serving route 25 between Ilford and Oxford Circus. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1978 |
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