omnibus
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- noun
- /ˈɑːmnɪbəs/
- Archaic
- This time he took a hansom, not the public omnibus, and alighted in the highly fashionable Eaton Square and presented himself at the front door of number five.
- take an omnibus
- public omnibus
- catch his omnibus
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- British law uses the charming Victorian phrase the man on the Clapham omnibus to refer to this hypothetic, reasonable person.
Examples
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The omnibus was stationary again, behind a large brewer's dray.
Fiction book (1993) -
As the sun set, the old omnibus rattled along the cobblestone streets, filled with eager passengers.
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Then she turned away and walked briskly down the street toward the place where the public omnibus might be caught for the long ride back.
Fiction book (1990) -
Size of it! The omnibus moved forward with a jolt and resumed its slow progress, and the conversation was lost.
Fiction book (1993) -
Charlotte took the omnibus to Cater Street and arrived shortly after ten o'clock, not a suitable time for calling.
Fiction book (1993) -
People like Great-aunt Vespasia did not live on the routes of the public omnibus.
Fiction book (1990) -
p169 Charlotte set out the following morning on the omnibus to see Great-aunt Vespasia.
Fiction book (1990) -
In the morning, Pitt ate a hurried breakfast, having woken late, and then kissed Charlotte long and gently, and left at a run to take an omnibus to see the medical examiner again.
Fiction book (1993) -
While Charlotte and Caroline were concerned with the Blaine/Godman case and the danger to Tamar Macaulay and Joshua Fielding, Pitt was sitting in the public omnibus, returning his attention to the death of Judge Stafford.
Fiction book (1993) -
In the story, the main character often rode the omnibus to explore the city, reflecting on life.
Synonyms
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1.0
A large vehicle that carries many people along a set route
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1.3
A large comfortable vehicle like a bus or long train carriage
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A bus or vehicle with two levels for passengers, one above the other
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A large comfortable bus that carries many people on long journeys
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A large vehicle that carries many people on a set route
A large vehicle that carries many people on roads as public transport
A large old bus with seats in rows used for group day trips
How Large
Surface Forms
Etymology
Omnibus was used for an early public vehicle because the Latin form omnibus meant 'for all', so it was a carriage meant 'for all' people. That is also why the shorter word 'bus' comes from omnibus.