embus

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embus

/ɛmˈbʌs/
/ɪmˈbʌs/

Rhymes with -ʌs

Where it comes from

From em- + bus. Coined following the mass requisition by the British Army of London buses as troop carriers in World War I.

verb embusses · embussing · embussed

to put (troops) onto a bus
to board or get on a bus

Opposite: debus

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"embus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/embus. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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embus. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/embus

Chicago

"embus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/embus.

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@misc{embus_2026,
  title = {embus},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/embus},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}