Home › Words › E › embusembus/ɛmˈbʌs/embus means to put (troops) onto a bus.embus is pronounced /ɛmˈbʌs/.EtymologyFrom em- + bus. Coined following the mass requisition by the British Army of London buses as troop carriers in World War I.verbto put (troops) onto a busto board or get on a busDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.bus 62% match — A motor vehicle for transporting large numbers of people along roads. vs embus →embusy 62% match — To employ; keep busy. vs embus →bussed 59% match — Having or involving transportation by bus. vs embus →embushment 59% match — An ambush. vs embus →entruck 59% match — To board a truck. vs embus →enambush 59% match — To ambush. vs embus →ambuscado 59% match — ambush. vs embus →enship 58% match — To put aboard a ship. vs embus →