English
Etymology
From battle + bus.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): [ˈbætəɫbʌs]
Noun
battlebus (plural battlebuses)
- (UK, informal) A coach used as a mobile operational centre by a particular political party during an election campaign.
- A bus or coach used as a personnel carrier for combatants to deliver them to the battlefield and then rolled on its side to provide cover against firearms.