minibus

American  

[min-ee-buhs] / ˈmɪn iˌbʌs /

noun

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

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minibus British  

/ ˈmɪnɪˌbʌs /

noun

1. a small bus able to carry approximately ten passengers

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Etymology

Origin of minibus

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

Example Sentences

In the early hours of Thursday, there was a heavy police presence at the camp and a minibus appeared to enter the site.

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The minibus driver was "reportedly" being treated in hospital, Gauteng province's department of education said, while the details of what happened to the lorry driver were "uncertain".

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Her character plays a key role in the episode in which a minibus crashes with a car on the motorway between Leeds and Manchester.

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You could have leaned out of the minibus and touched the gate.

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As a child, Salah would travel up to five hours by minibus from his village to the capital, where he played youth football for top-flight club Arab Contractors.

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