embus

[ im-buhs, em- ]

verb (used with or without object)

, em·bussed, em·bus·sing.

1. to get or put on a bus.

embus

/ ɪmˈbʌs /

verb

1. military to cause (troops) to board or (of troops) to board a transport vehicle

Word History and Origins

Origin of embus¹

First recorded in 1925–30; em- ¹ + bus ¹

Example Sentences

We embus, wish each other luck and proceed to our next point by moonlight.

From Time Magazine Archive

Instead of proceeding to the trenches that night according to programme, we got sudden orders to "embus" for Hill 60, in the Ypres Salient, to dig there under Royal Engineers' supervision for the 5th Division.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• catch
• climb on
• enter
• get on
• hop on