minibus

[ min-ee-buhs ]

noun

1. a small bus, seating about 15 passengers and typically transporting people short distances.

minibus

/ ˈmɪnɪˌbʌs /

noun

1. a small bus able to carry approximately ten passengers

Word History and Origins

Origin of minibus¹

1840–50; mini- + bus ¹; the 19th-century word, meaning “small carriage,” perhaps mini(mum) + (omni)bus

Example Sentences

"He was well liked and respected by his peers, and was not one to shy away from causes he believed in and was instrumental in collecting the three minibus loads of equipment that the learners gathered when the war in Ukraine initially kicked off," the post said.

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Soon after then, he was taken in a group by minibus to the coast and, finally, put in the hands of one of the Kurdish gangs that control the small boat crossings.

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Crossing the border illegally in a minibus, Thanh says he threw away his passport and other documents, and chose a new name.

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Rickshaws began to take over the city, pushing minibus drivers out of business.

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“It’s there to be done,” says the former waitress and minibus driver from Somerset, who has also run 522 marathons.

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