"bendy bus" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bendy buses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} bendy bus (plural bendy buses)
  1. (informal) An articulated bus. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-bendy_bus-en-noun-m82CI65R Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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