minivan
or min·i-van
a small passenger van, somewhat larger than a station wagon, typically with side or rear windows and rear seats that can be removed for hauling small loads.
Origin of minivan
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How to use minivan in a sentence
They were tired, and spent most of our journey sleeping in the back of the mini-van.
Then one of them stepped from the mini-van and into the crowded street.
On one occasion, I was given a mini-van to transport six operatives to the busy Saroujah neighborhood of Damascus.
The riders converged on one of the straight cars, a beige mini-van, and crowded around it.
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British Dictionary definitions for minivan
/ (ˈmɪnɪˌvæn) /
a small van, esp one with seats in the back for carrying passengers
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