Definition of "microbus" [microbus]

• A station wagon in the shape of a small bus. (noun)

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• "For Ramón, carrying so many children in his microbus is a great responsibility."
• "You live here because the rent is affordable, because murderous drivers operate a cheap "microbus" service to town around the clock, because many of your friends live in the vicinity."
• "For example, this morning when I boarded a microbus to get to an English class I teach at a museum, the wide dashboard of the bus had an entire shrine devoted to this outlawed "saint"."