minivan

Or min·i-van

[min-ee-van]

noun

1. a small passenger van, somewhat larger than a station wagon, typically with side or rear windows and rear seats that can be removed for hauling small loads.

minivan

/ ˈmɪnɪˌvæn /

noun

1. a small van, esp one with seats in the back for carrying passengers

Word History and Origins

Origin of minivan¹

mini- + van ²

Example Sentences

They parked the minivan in the block behind Franco’s home.

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I did that job, covering the South, for almost five years—much of it by minivan, with my wife beside me and two then-young children in the back seat.

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“Antonescu produced a knife, threatened the victim and her family, and fled the location with the child in a gray colored Toyota Sienna minivan,” the statement read.

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The driver of a minivan hit a tree while traveling south on Pope Valley Road.

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So, she had the minivan painted with flames, a skull on the front and pinstripes.

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