Definition of Omnibos
Om"ni*bus (?), n. [L., for all, dat.
pl. from omnis all. Cf. Bus.] 1.
A long four-wheeled carriage, having seats for many people;
especially, one with seats running lengthwise, used in conveying
passengers short distances.
2. (Glass Making) A sheet-iron cover
for articles in a leer or annealing arch, to protect them from
drafts.
Omnibus bill, a legislative bill which provides
for a number of miscellaneous enactments or appropriations.
[Parliamentary Cant, U.S.] -- Omnibus box, a
large box in a theater, on a level with the stage and having
communication with it. [Eng.] Thackeray.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- (old usage) A vehicle set up to carry many people (now usually called a bus).
- A book containing multiple individual works.
- A television programme/program consisting of all of the episodes of a soap opera that have been shown in the previous week.
- Containing multiple items.
The legislature enacted an omnibus appropriations bill.
- An edition of a radio programme consisting of all of the episodes of a soap opera that have been broadcast in the previous week.
The omnibus edition of "The Archers" is broadcast every Sunday morning at 11.00
Latin
- for all
- for everything
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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