minibus

noun

mini·​bus ˈmi-nē-ˌbəs How to pronounce minibus (audio)
: a small bus or van

Examples of minibus in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Gabriel Díez Lacunza Special contributor July 2, 2024 | La Paz, Bolivia; and Mexico City Estela Fernández Arteaga was riding a minibus to a doctor’s appointment in La Paz last week when passengers, gaping at their cellphones, started calling out about a coup. Whitney Eulich, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 July 2024 The junta had just seized power in a coup d’etat and declared martial law when Byung-moon was ordered to count the number of bodies in a minibus after a brigade opened fire on it. Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2024 The vehicle would be roughly the size of two minibuses parked side by side, measuring nearly 20 feet (6 meters) long, 17 feet (5.2 meters) wide, and 12.5 feet (3.8 meters) tall. Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 11 Apr. 2024 The federation plans to offer six electric minibuses to shuttle show-goers, up from two previously. Lily Templeton, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019 See all Example Sentences for minibus 

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Word History

First Known Use

1958, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of minibus was in 1958

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“Minibus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/minibus. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.

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minibus

noun
mini·​bus ˈmin-i-ˌbəs How to pronounce minibus (audio)
: a small bus

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