midibusn.

Brit.

/ˈmɪdɪbʌs/, U.S.

/ˈmɪdiˌbəs/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: midi- comb. form, bus n.¹

Etymology: < midi- comb. form + bus n.¹, after microbus n. and minibus n.

A single-decker bus of medium size, typically with seats for between 20 and 30 passengers.

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1973 El Paso (Texas) Herald-Post 2 July c12/5 Miniature buses called minibuses, and similar vehicles just a little bigger—midibuses—are gaining popularity.

1976 Times 23 June 3/2 The National Bus Company's experimental rural ‘midibus’ has been running around the Fenland villages for a month... It uses a vehicle with 25 seats.

1986 Your Business Mar. 16/3 For the motor giant it offered the opportunity to extend their market from its mini-buses into the midi-bus.

1990 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 13 Mar. 11/3 The council in June would begin evaluating a Man ‘midi-bus’ which seats about 30 people.

1995 Oxf. Times 19 May 12/3 The new route will be served by a fleet of 13 new 37-seater, low-emission Dart Midibuses.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	midibus
释义	midibusn. Brit. /ˈmɪdɪbʌs/, U.S. /ˈmɪdiˌbəs/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: midi- comb. form, bus n.¹ Etymology: < midi- comb. form + bus n.¹, after microbus n. and minibus n. A single-decker bus of medium size, typically with seats for between 20 and 30 passengers. ΚΠ 1973 El Paso (Texas) Herald-Post 2 July c12/5 Miniature buses called minibuses, and similar vehicles just a little bigger—midibuses—are gaining popularity. 1976 Times 23 June 3/2 The National Bus Company's experimental rural ‘midibus’ has been running around the Fenland villages for a month... It uses a vehicle with 25 seats. 1986 Your Business Mar. 16/3 For the motor giant it offered the opportunity to extend their market from its mini-buses into the midi-bus. 1990 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 13 Mar. 11/3 The council in June would begin evaluating a Man ‘midi-bus’ which seats about 30 people. 1995 Oxf. Times 19 May 12/3 The new route will be served by a fleet of 13 new 37-seater, low-emission Dart Midibuses. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1973
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