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

On the seventh day, all the remaining hostages were transferred from their planes onto minibuses.

From The Wall Street Journal

The inside of their spacecraft is about the size of a minibus, and it's where the four will live, eat, work and sleep during the 10-day mission.

From BBC

"Back then, people caught minibuses to Libya as casually as if they were travelling to another town in Egypt."

From Barron's

I tried to keep his spirits up in the tro-tro minibus, and then in the waiting room.

From Literature

A minute's silence was observed before kick-off in memory of the seven Greek fans killed in a minibus accident in Romania.

From Barron's