2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Omnibus \Om"ni*bus\, n. [L., for all dat. pl from omnis all
Cf {Bus}.]
1. A long four-wheeled carriage, having seats for many
people; especially, one with seats running lengthwise,
used in conveying passengers short distances.
2. (Glass Making) A sheet-iron cover for articles in a leer
or annealing arch, to protect them from drafts.
{Omnibus bill}, a legislative bill which provides for a
number of miscellaneous enactments or appropriations.
[Parliamentary Cant, U.S.]
{Omnibus box}, a large box in a theater, on a level with the
stage and having communication with it [Eng.]
--Thackeray.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
omnibus
adj : providing for many things at once; "an omnibus law" [syn: {omnibus(a)}]
n : a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public
transport; "he always rode the bus to work" [syn: {bus},
{autobus}, {coach}, {charabanc}, {double-decker}, {jitney},
{motorbus}, {motorcoach}]
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