noun
bonnet bus; cab-behind-engine bus
A bus with a protruding front engine compartment, resembling classic British-style buses. The term is wasei-eigo from English 'bonnet bus'.
wasei-eigo (Japanese-coined English), from bonnet bus
観光地でレトロなボンネットバスに乗った。
I rode a retro bonnet bus at the tourist spot.
Variant with interpunct; less common but sometimes seen.
A cab-over bus where the engine is under or beside the driver, contrasting with the front-engine layout of a ボンネットバス.
Wasei-eigo from English 'bonnet bus', referring to a bus with a front engine compartment ('bonnet' in British English).