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单词 bendy bus
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bendy busn.

Brit. /ˈbɛndɪ bʌs/, U.S. /ˈbɛndi ˌbəs/
Forms: 1900s– bendibus, 1900s– bendy bus.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bendy adj.2, bus n.1
Etymology: < bendy adj.2 + bus n.1
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.
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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).
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