bus vs jitney

bus

noun
  • A motor vehicle for transporting large numbers of people along roads. 

  • An electrical conductor or interface serving as a common connection for two or more circuits or components. 

  • An ambulance. 

  • Part of a MIRV missile, having on-board motors used to deliver the warhead to a target. 

verb
  • To travel by bus. 

  • To transport students to school, often to a more distant school for the purposes of achieving racial integration. 

  • To clear meal remains from. 

  • To transport via a motor bus. 

  • To work at clearing the remains of meals from tables or counters; to work as a busboy. 

jitney

noun
  • A shared-ride taxi. 

  • An informal lawn bowling or curling competition in which all players present are randomly drawn into teams. 

  • A fraudulent arrangement whereby a broker who has direct access to an exchange executes trades on behalf of a broker who does not. 

  • An unlicensed taxi cab. 

  • A small bus or minibus which typically operates service on a fixed route, sometimes scheduled. 

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