people-carrier

Multi-passenger automobile

A people-carrier is a large vehicle designed to transport multiple passengers, typically six to eight, in three rows of seats.

The term is primarily British; Americans say minivan or passenger van.

We rented a people-carrier for the family holiday.

transport

shuttle

Short-distance transport

  • busLarge passenger vehicle
  • coachOne who instructs
  • minibusCompact multi-passenger vehicle

taxi · charabanc · passenger · commuter · charter · transit · fare · route · pickup · drop-off

capacity

roomy

Having generous interior space

seven-seater · eight-seater · legroom · headroom · cargo · luggage · versatile · flexible · configurable · accommodating

minivan

seven-seater

Vehicle holding many passengers

Chrysler · Voyager · Odyssey · Sienna · Galaxy · Sedona

Opposites
vehicle capacity/purpose

people-carriersports car

High-performance driving machine

two-seater · single-seater · roadster · coupe · motorcycle

cargo type

people-carriercargo van

Enclosed goods-transport vehicle

delivery van · panel van · lorry · truck · flatbed

vehicle purpose/lifestyle

people-carriersports car

High-performance driving machine

muscle car · roadster · performance car · supercar · hot hatch

Family

people, carrier, peoples, peopled, peopling, carry, carries, carried, carrying

Familiarity
Top 500,000
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Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G