Debus

verb

verb ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To get off a bus.

    "1990, K C Paval, "Indian Army After Independence", New Delhi: Lancer. The leading battalion […] arrived in the vicinity of Kushtia around 1400 hours and debussed."

Synonyms

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alightdeplanedetraindisembarkdockget off

Antonyms

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embus

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"1990, K C Paval, "Indian Army After Independence", New Delhi: Lancer. The leading battalion […] arrived in the vicinity of Kushtia around 1400 hours and debussed."

Etymology

After debark (“to disembark”).

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