minibus

noun

mini·​bus ˈmi-nē-ˌbəs 

: a small bus or van

Examples of minibus in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

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

His spirit becomes tied to the very minibus that killed him, traveling through Maputo day after day among passengers carrying their hopes, grief, and exhaustion. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 10 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