omnibus : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: omnibus	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for omnibus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
omnibus adj providing for many things at once; "an omnibus law" n an anthology of articles on a related subject or an anthology of the works of a single author a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport; "he always rode the bus to work" Synonym(s): bus, autobus, coach, charabanc, double-decker, jitney, motorbus, motorcoach, omnibus, passenger vehicle
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Omnibus \Om"nibus\, 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.