minibus
Americannoun
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minibuses
plural
noun
Other Word Forms
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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
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At gone 22:00 BST on Monday night, there was still a minibus full of ministerial wannabes inside Downing Street waiting for their new positions to be confirmed.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
Fabio Gutierrez, a 34-year-old minibus driver, spent over $1,000 to repair the damage caused to his engine by the substandard fuel.
From Barron's ● May 20, 2026
The school minibus was returning from a trip to London when it was collision with a lorry on the M40 near Warwick.
From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2026
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 ● Mar. 23, 2026
While we ate, we’d be picking up orders from the minibus drivers as they went past.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
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
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
I hung out with them and got along with them, but most of them took minibuses to school from way out in the townships, from Soweto, from Tembisa, from Alexandra.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
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