minibus

noun

mini·​bus ˈmi-nē-ˌbəs 

: a small bus or van

Examples of minibus in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Instead, the modern-day minibus won’t be available stateside until the first half of next year at the earliest. — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 25 Sep. 2026

Shi Taifeng, a member of the Politburo of China's ruling Communist Party, and Xia Baolong, the director of China's Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office, left the funeral in a white minibus with Hong Kong's current leader, John Lee. — ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026

The strike took place just one day after another Russian drone hit a minibus in Kherson, and killed four people. — News Desk, Artforum, 25 Aug. 2026

Zelenskyy said that three people were also wounded in an attack on a minibus in the regional capital, also called Zaporizhzhia. — Volodymyr Yurchuk, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1958, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for minibus

• superfluous
• treasonous
• bus
• buss
• cuss
• fuss
• glace
• huss
• plus
• pus
• russ
• sus

Kids Definition

minibus

noun

mini·​bus ˈmin-i-ˌbəs 

: a small bus