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

A couple whose daughter died in a school minibus crash 33 years ago have raised concerns their grandchildren still face the same dangers.

From BBC

Taxis and minibuses zip past, taking the new arrivals to the airport in the nearest city, Van, a two-hour drive away on a highway between snowcapped mountains.

From The Wall Street Journal

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