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- noun Plural form of
motorcoach .
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Examples
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The recommendations, directed at large buses known as motorcoaches, include requiring seatbelts for all passengers and electric onboard recorders that keep track of how many hours a driver has been behind the wheel.
The Seattle Times 2011
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The recommendations, directed at large buses known as motorcoaches, include requiring seatbelts for all passengers and electric onboard recorders that keep track of how many hours a driver has been behind the wheel.
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Greyhound Lines Inc., which is based in Dallas, launched 102 new "motorcoaches" in the Northeast featuring leather seats, additional legroom, Wi-Fi access and power outlets in every row.
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Now, when people line up on sidewalks on the Lower East Side and board nondescript motorcoaches, they're often headed for faraway cities like Virginia Beach, Va., or Jacksonville, Fla.
Buses Line Up Cities Andrew Grossman 2011
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Both of the motorcoaches involved originated in Manhattan's Chinatown neighborhood, where dozens of companies charge fares as low as $10 for trips to cities like Washington, D.C., Philadelphia and casinos in Atlantic City and Connecticut.
Investigators Cite Speed in Bus Crash Andrew Grossman 2011
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If it's mileage you're after, discount services such as BoltBus and Megabus offer $29 round-trip fares to cities like Baltimore on motorcoaches equipped with free Wi-Fi and bathrooms the width of a drainpipe.
Stretching $29 to Its Limits Anne Kadet 2011
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On the early fleet of Jitney motorcoaches, hosts handed out peanuts.
WSJ Article Jen Wieczner 2010
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WASHINGTON — New motorcoaches would for the first time be required to have lap-shoulder seat belts under a proposal announced Monday by Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood.
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Earlier this year, the Department of Transportation announced a plan of action to improve the safety of motorcoaches by addressing the causes of crashes such as driver fatigue, driver behavior (driver distraction), vehicle maintenance, crash avoidance, and occupant protection.
NHTSA announces proposal to require seatbelts on motorcoaches 2010
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The company reduces its staff by a quarter, but keeps its 50 motorcoaches, which cost more than $500,000 apiece, on the road even in "the dead of winter," he says.
WSJ Article Jen Wieczner 2010
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