kneeling bus

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./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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