minibus

«minibus» in Mova's school dictionary: A small bus that carries about 8 to 16 passengers — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a minibus, minibuses)

meaning for a pupil

A small bus that carries about 8 to 16 passengers. tree →

sense in the lessons

Used for school trips, sports teams, airport transfers and community transport, especially in the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand (US: «van» or «shuttle bus»). Common in maths: how many minibuses are needed for a class. Phrases: «by minibus», «the school minibus», «a minibus driver».

examples

• The football team went to the match in the school minibus. tree →
• A minibus holds 15 children. tree →
• We need 3 minibuses for 40 pupils. tree →
• The minibus picked us up from the airport. tree →
• Our teacher drove the minibus to the museum. tree →
• Everyone must wear a seat belt on the minibus. tree →

note

Countable; plural «minibuses» (one «s» before «-es»). In maths: number of minibuses = pupils ÷ seats per minibus, rounded UP if there is a remainder (40 ÷ 15 = 2 remainder 10, so 3 minibuses).

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «minibus» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.