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bus stop

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˈbʌs ˌstɑp/ · UK /ˈbʌs ˌstɒp/

bus stop means: A place beside a road where people wait to get on or get off a bus.

noun

BUS PICKUP PLACEA1

A place beside a road where people wait to get on or get off a bus.

  • We waited at the bus stop.
  • The nearest bus stop is outside the school.
  • She got off at the bus stop beside the park.

Similar words: bus station

Common phrases: at the bus stop, nearest bus stop, bus stop shelter

DIVISION LAYOUTC2

A written arrangement of numbers used to divide a number in short steps.

  • Use a bus stop to divide twelve by three.
  • The teacher arranged the numbers in a bus stop.
  • We learned the bus stop method in maths today.

Similar words: short division layout

Common phrases: bus stop method, use a bus stop

DIVISION SYMBOLC2

The corner-shaped mark used to separate numbers when writing out a division calculation.

  • Draw a bus stop around the number.
  • Put the divisor to the left of the bus stop.
  • The teacher extended the top line of the bus stop.

Similar words: division bracket

Common phrases: draw a bus stop, bus stop symbol

DISCO DANCEC2

A dance with repeated steps that people do together in lines, popular in the disco years.

  • They danced the bus stop.
  • My aunt taught us the bus stop at the party.
  • The dancers moved together as they performed the bus stop.

Common phrases: dance the bus stop, learn the bus stop

Questions about bus stop

What does bus stop mean?

A place beside a road where people wait to get on or get off a bus.

What is bus stop in other languages?

Türkçe: otobüs durağı · Español: parada de autobús · Français: arrêt de bus · Deutsch: Bushaltestelle · Italiano: fermata dell'autobus · 日本語: バス停

How do you pronounce bus stop?

In American English /ˈbʌs ˌstɑp/; in British English /ˈbʌs ˌstɒp/.

How do you use bus stop in a sentence?

We waited at the bus stop. The nearest bus stop is outside the school.

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