kneeling bus

by A. Makkai, M.T. Boatner, J.E. Gates

[kneeling bus] {n.}, {informal} A bus equipped with a hydraulic device to enable it to drop almost to curb level for greater ease of boarding and leaving vehicle, as a convenience for elderly or handicapped passengers.

* /The man on crutches was pleased to see the kneeling bus./

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	{informal} ¹⁴⁰¹ {n.} ⁹¹²

Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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