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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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 ● Mar. 22, 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
After one full season, a second home mortgage and multiple credit cards, White’s fleet has grown to 10 vehicles: minibuses, transit vans, trolleys, minivans, transporters.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 29, 2024
East Midlands Airport staff - including managing director Steve Griffiths - drove in minibuses to collect passengers stranded in the queues.
From BBC ● Nov. 17, 2023
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
