MINIBUS

minibus

(noun) a light bus (4 to 10 passengers)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

minibus (plural minibuses or minibusses)

A small bus, especially one used as transport for small groups.

(South Africa) A-sixteen seater vehicle used as a taxi. A kombi.

(historical) A small four-wheeled carriage.

(US politics) A combined spending bill for multiple departments that is smaller than an omnibus bill.

Anagrams

• minisub

Source: Wiktionary


Min"i*bus, n. Etym: [L. minor less + -bus, as in omnibus.]

Definition: A kind of light passenger vehicle, carrying four persons.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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BARGAIN

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