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Pendelbus

shuttle bus

noun PEN-del-boos Rare

Usage Note

Pendelbus is a shuttle bus running back and forth between two points, e.g. between an airport terminal and a car park. Named after pendeln (to commute, to swing).

Examples

"Vom Langzeitparkplatz fährt alle zehn Minuten ein Pendelbus ab."

Natural Translation

A shuttle bus departs every ten minutes from the long-term car park.

Literal Translation

From the long-term car park departs every ten minutes a shuttle bus.

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