minibus
noun
a small bus, seating about 15 passengers and typically transporting people short distances.
minibuses
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pluralof minibus.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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A constant stream of minibuses and cars honk their horns on a potholed road that is surrounded by dilapidated buildings.
From Barron's ● Apr. 22, 2026
Cars and minibuses are organised on election day.
From BBC ● Apr. 3, 2026
On the seventh day, all the remaining hostages were transferred from their planes onto minibuses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 3, 2026
"Back then, people caught minibuses to Libya as casually as if they were travelling to another town in Egypt."
From Barron's ● Feb. 18, 2026
I saw roads choked with dilapidated cars, motorcycle rickshaws, and battered minibuses that served as public transportation.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
