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people carrier

British  

noun

  1. another name for multipurpose vehicle

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Sharon acknowledged the fans by raising her arms and giving peace signs before getting back into a people carrier and the cortege continued past more mourners.

From BBC Jul. 30, 2025

There was no sign of any protest by 11am as the occasional blacked-out people carrier rushed in and out of the state-of-the-art complex, where United players have trained since 2000.

From The Guardian Apr. 22, 2021

After the final, I got bundled into a people carrier with all these bodyguards and a police escort and rushed out of the studio.

From The Guardian Jun. 12, 2020

He was believed to have been driving a silver or grey-coloured Ford S-Max people carrier, with false registration plates.

From BBC Apr. 28, 2019

Farmer Henry Bett's tractor crushed a Fiat people carrier being driven by mother-of-two Rebecca Brown, 43, on a country road on 4 December 2013.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2015

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