bus route
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Definition
Noun: A designated path or course along which a bus travels to pick up and drop off passengers at scheduled stops. It refers to the fixed itinerary that defines the service area and sequence of stops for a public transportation bus.
Usage
A "bus route" is a specific, planned path for a bus service. It is used to describe the physical and logistical path a bus follows. - The new bus route connects the suburbs directly to the downtown business district. - You need to check the map to see which bus route goes past the museum. - The city council approved funding to extend several existing bus routes.
Advanced Usage
- "to be on a bus route": To be located along the path where a bus service operates.
- Their new apartment is on a bus route, which makes commuting very convenient.
- "to establish/inaugurate a bus route": To officially create and begin a new bus service along a specific path.
- The mayor will speak at the ceremony to inaugurate the new bus route next Monday.
Variants and Related Words
- Route (n): A way or course taken in getting from a starting point to a destination. (A more general term; a "bus route" is a specific type of route).
- Bus line (n): A company or service that operates buses, often over multiple routes. (This refers more to the operating entity than the specific path).
Synonyms
- Bus line (when referring to the service path).
- Service route.
Related Phrases
- Route map (n): A diagram showing the path and stops of a bus route.
- You can find a route map posted inside the bus or at the station.
- Route number/identifier (n): The specific code (usually a number or letter) assigned to a bus route for identification.
- Take bus route 7; it will take you to the university.
Noun
- the route regularly followed by a passenger bus