minivan

noun · verbB1

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Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

minivans

1.
A small van, especially (Canada, US, Australia, New Zealand, Philippines) one primarily used for family transport.

Động từ

verb

V_es/s

minivans

V_ing/Gerund

minivanning

V_ed/pp

minivanned

1.
(ambitransitive)To travel or transport in a small van.

Nguồn gốc từ

From mini- + van. First widely used in the 1980s, when this class of vehicles became widely popular as an alternative to station wagons (estate cars). Attested earlier in technical usage, usually as mini-van.