minibus
A small bus, especially one used as transport for small groupsA small bus, especially one used as transport for small groups.
» This minibus seats twenty-five passengers.
Dieser Minibus hat Platz für fünfundzwanzig Passagiere.
Этот микроавтобус рассчитан на двадцать пять пассажиров.
Meaning
4 sensesA small bus, especially one used as transport for small groups.
Kleinbus, Minibus
микроавто́бусmikroavtóbus, микро́бусmikróbus, минибу́сminibús
мікроавто́бусmikroavtóbus, мікро́бусmikróbus, мінібу́сminibús
(South Africa)A sixteen-seater vehicle used as a taxi.
(historical)A small four-wheeled carriage.
(US)A combined spending bill for multiple departments that is smaller than an omnibus bill.
- a light bus (4 to 10 passengers)
Examples
6 sentencesThis minibus seats twenty-five passengers.
ruЭтот микроавтобус рассчитан на двадцать пять пассажиров.
deDieser Minibus hat Platz für fünfundzwanzig Passagiere.
This minibus holds twenty-five passengers.
deDieser Minibus fasst fünfundzwanzig Fahrgäste.
Yanni was picked up by a minibus.
This minibus can take twenty-five passengers.
deDieser Minibus fasst fünfundzwanzig Fahrgäste.
This minibus has room for twenty-five passengers.
deDieser Minibus hat Platz für fünfundzwanzig Passagiere.
Translations
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Origin
From mini- + bus. In the political sense, probably a back-formation from omnibus.From mini- + bus. In the political sense, probably a back-formation from omnibus.
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Forms
plural: minibuses / minibusses| Singular | minibus |
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