bokbuss

Swedish
A bookmobile in Boden, Sweden.
The interior of a bookmobile.

Etymology

Compound of bok (“book”) +‎ buss (“bus”). First attested in the 1940s.[1]

Noun

bokbuss c

  1. bookmobile, mobile library
    Synonym: biblioteksbuss
    • 1933 March 15, Aftonbladet‎, page 39:
      […] d v s en bokbuss som far omkring i utkanterna av staden och tillgodoser […]
      […] i.e. a bookmobile that travels around the outskirts of the city and caters to […]

References
  1. bokbuss in Svensk ordbok (SO)
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