SINCE 1828
vanpool
noun
van·pool
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Definition of vanpool
: an arrangement by which a group of people commute to work in a van
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The ordinance also would call on the resort to provide access to a vanpool, private bus or passes for mass transit to help employees get to work. — Hugo Martin, latimes.com, "Signatures submitted for ballot measure to require panic buttons for Terranea and Trump golf club workers," 2 May 2018 Cagle said the airport will talk with CATS about possibly subsidizing a vanpool service for airport employees. — Steve Harrison, charlotteobserver, "CLT cuts $1 million funding for airport bus, and CATS plans to end route | Charlotte Observer," 29 Mar. 2018 With a vanpool, a group of people decide to carpool and then rent a CATS van. — Steve Harrison, charlotteobserver, "CLT cuts $1 million funding for airport bus, and CATS plans to end route | Charlotte Observer," 29 Mar. 2018 Would the public and taxpayers be better served with dedicated bus/vanpool lanes or bus rapid transit to move people quickly between both communities? — Anchorage Daily News, "Readers write: Letters to the editor, January 12, 2018," 12 Jan. 2018 This compares to an average 0.22 pounds per passenger mile for heavy rail transit like the subway or vanpools, per the Department of Transportation’s 2010 data. — Eleanor Cummins, Ars Technica, "Emissions, eschmissions: How to (simply) reduce your carbon footprint in 2017," 28 Oct. 2017 On arrival in Anchorage, vanpools and/or connecting People Mover buses would take people to their final destinations. — Cynthia Wentworth, Alaska Dispatch News, "Mat-Su commuter train? We’ve got the rails, just need the will," 17 Oct. 2017 Under the union’s proposal, hotels can offer a monthly transit pass or equivalent credits for ride-sharing or vanpools. — Chabeli Herrera, miamiherald, "This proposal would help Miami Beach hotel employees. It could help with parking, too," 16 Aug. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'vanpool.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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