bus replacement service
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.26 in modern English
34
Scrabble Score
21
Letters
5
Syllables
14
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A special bus service which replaces a train service when engineering work is carried out, or when the train service is temporarily suspended for other reasons such as flooding, track damage etc.
British usage
Example Sentences
- "... - just a decade ago, Robin Gisby, then operations supremo at Network Rail, told me enthusiastically of a 'seven-day railway' enabled by widespread signalling improvements that would do away with the dreaded bus replacement services within a couple of years. Instead, most people in the know now avoid travelling at weekends because of the proliferation of such services, fewer and fewer of which are advertised in advance."
Usage
- British usage