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embus

[ im-buhs, em- ]

verb (used with or without object)

embussed, embussing.
  1. to get or put on a bus.


embus

/ ɪˈʌ /

verb

  1. military to cause (troops) to board or (of troops) to board a transport vehicle
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of embus1

First recorded in 1925–30; em- 1 + bus 1
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We embus, wish each other luck and proceed to our next point by moonlight.

Instead of proceeding to the trenches that night according to programme, we got sudden orders to "embus" for Hill 60, in the Ypres Salient, to dig there under Royal Engineers' supervision for the 5th Division.

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