3. U.S. = omnibus n. 6. Now rare.

a. General attributive and objective, as bus journey, bus passenger, bus tour, etc.Recorded earliest in bus driver n. at Compounds 1b.

busbar n. [compare slightly later omnibus bar n. at omnibus n. and adj. Compounds 2] an electrical conductor or group of conductors that carries a large current, typically between circuits; spec. a system of conductors in a generating station in which all the power of all the generators is collected for distribution or, in a receiving station, in which the power from the generating station is received for distribution.

bus conductor n. chiefly British an official responsible for checking and issuing tickets, collecting fares, and general supervision on a bus; see conductor n. 7.In the United Kingdom since the late 1960s, buses operated solely by the driver, who also collects fares, have progressively superseded buses with two-person crews; the use of conductors ceased in London in 2005 and is now restricted to a small number of regional British operators. Bus conductors are still usual in South Asia.

bus conductress n. [after bus conductor n.] a female bus conductor.

bus depot n. a bus station; (also) a place where buses are housed and maintained and from which they are dispatched for service.

bus lane n. a traffic lane restricted to use by buses (and sometimes other designated vehicles), either all day or at certain times.

bus line n. chiefly North American (a) a bus route or service; (b) a bus company.In quot. 1843: the business of running a bus company, generally; cf. line n.² 28a.

busload n. as many people as a bus can carry; the passengers on a bus; (also figurative) (frequently with of) a large number or amount (cf. shedload n.).

bus master n. Computing a part of a system that controls or is capable of taking control of the bus ( 2b), initiating data transfers with memory or peripherals.In simple systems the central processor is the only bus master.

bus operator n. (a) a bus company; (b) a bus driver.

bus pass n. a pass entitling the holder to travel by bus; spec. (British) one provided free to pensioners (sometimes used allusively or humorously to imply that a person is getting old).

bus queue n. chiefly British a line of people at a bus stop waiting to board a bus.

bus riding (a) n. the action of travelling by bus; bus travel; (b) adj. (usually in form bus-riding) that travels on a bus.

bus rod n. now rare = busbar n.

bus shelter n. a shelter at a bus stop, providing protection from the weather for people waiting for a bus.

bus stop n. any of several roadside places designated for a bus to stop and let passengers on and off, typically marked by a sign and often having a shelter; (also) such a shelter; frequently attributive.

bus ticket collector n. an official responsible for ensuring that passengers are travelling with valid bus tickets and for issuing tickets when necessary; = bus conductor n.

bus top n. now rare the upper deck of a double-decker bus.

busway n. a road or route along which buses travel; esp. a section of a road set apart exclusively for buses, sometimes equipped with tracks or grooves to guide the vehicle (cf. tramway n. 1).

Action on stage; = business n. 18. Chiefly as a stage direction.

2. transitive. North American. To remove (dirty dishes, trays, etc.) from a table in a restaurant or cafeteria. Also: to clear (a table) in this way.

bused adj. originally U.S. that has been transported to a place in a bus or coach; spec. (U.S.) (of a child) transported to a school where the predominant racial or ethnic group differs from his or hers, in order to promote racial integration (see sense 3).

bused-in adj. originally U.S. = bused adj.