OMNIBUS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
Meaning of omnibus in English
omnibus noun [C]
(SEVERAL PARTS )
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omnibus noun [C]
(TRANSPORT )
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(Definition of omnibus from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
Examples of omnibus
omnibus
Trams, omnibuses and all kinds of conveyances pass it all day.
The theatre traffic, which at one time was carried upon the railways and omnibuses, has now largely passed to the private car.
When a suitable device is discovered, it will be imposed as a requirement of equipment on all motor omnibuses.
I think it is the practice to make the same chassis for omnibuses as for the larger commercial vehicles.
Little man claims not only the right to run his present omnibuses, but the right to expand.
There are, apparently, certain routes where omnibuses may ply, in addition to the approved routes where the congestion exists.
I understand, however, that the new omnibuses are to some extent in replacement of older types which are being withdrawn.
In general, it would not be practicable to give priority to schoolchildren over other travellers in omnibuses.
Which is the local authority entitled to license omnibuses?
If, therefore, single-deck omnibuses are used on such services, they will not fall within the scope of the regulations.
They have powers not only to run omnibuses but to manufacture them.
Tramway companies, in some instances, use motor omnibuses.
He need not worry, because tram-cars, omnibuses, invalid carriages, perambulators and ambulances are exempt.
Now the company wants powers to run omnibuses to pick up those passengers again.
I hope in the near future we shall see pirate omnibuses on that route and on many others.
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Translations of omnibus
in Chinese (Traditional)
幾部分, (若干已發表作品的)選集,匯編, (由曾播出的節目組成的)節目連播…
in Chinese (Simplified)
几部分, (若干已发表作品的)选集,汇编, (由曾播出的节目组成的)节目连播…
in Spanish
antología, ómnibus…
in Portuguese
coletânea, ônibus…
in French
in Turkish
in Dutch
in Czech
in Danish
in Indonesian
in Thai
in Vietnamese
in Polish
in Swedish
in Malay
in German
in Norwegian
in Ukrainian
recueil, compilation, omnibus…
kitaplar antolojisi, otobüs…
antologie, souhrnný, autobus…
buku kumpulan cerita, bis…
หนังสือรวมเรื่อง, รถเมล์…
sách in lại ở nhiều tác phẩm, xe buýt (từ cổ)…
samlingsverk, -volym, omnibus…
der Sammelband, Sammel…, der Omnibus…
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