| 单词 | bus line |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbus line 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. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > route or way > [noun] > used by buses bus line1843 bus route1854 society > occupation and work > business affairs > a business or company > [noun] > companies involved in specific business misbeliefa1450 safeguarda1450 squatc1450 smearc1476 bleach1486 poulterer1534 water company1710 land-company1805 publishing house1819 railway company1824 oil company1827 bus line1843 rails1848 accountancy1860 art house1882 poulter1884 automaker1899 energy company1910 record label1926 label1930 utility1930 re-roller1931 prefabricator1933 seven sisters1962 energy firm1970 chipmaker1971 fragmentizer1972 fixit1984 infomediary1989 multi-utility1994 society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > public passenger transport > [noun] > travel by bus > established business of running an omnibus bus line1843 times1847 1843 Observer 19 Nov. 3/3 The defendants, not content with the fame or profit which they gained as tailors, started several omnibuses... The defendants have from it [sc. an accident] learned that the ‘bus’ line has its evils as well as its advantages. 1859 N.Y. Times 8 June 2/6 He..continued his resistance until the speedy arrival of A. Mesner, superintendent of the Market-street 'bus line. 1866 Fort Wayne (Indiana) Daily Gaz. 22 Oct. On the same evening a horse was taken from the stables of Charlie Fletcher, proprietor of the bus line. 1912 J. S. Currey Chicago IV. 315 There was a bus line which ran from State street to ‘Mendsen's carriage factory’ once an hour. 1997 D. Simon & E. Burns Corner 303 As for the distance, he'd have to learn the bus lines, figure out where to transfer downtown. 2008 Lethbridge (Alberta) Herald 7 Feb. a4/1 They moved to Calgary where Howard worked as a mechanic for a major bus line. < as lemmas |
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