a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport; "he always rode the bus to work" 
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            a cross between a taxi and a bus -- basically an oversized taxi running along a set route
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            a livery vehicle intermediate between a taxi and a bus 
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            a privately owned minibus that carries passengers from point to point on a flexible schedule
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            A transit mode comprised of passenger cars or vans operating on fixed routes (sometimes with minor deviations) as demand warrants without fixed schedules or fixed stops.
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            Privately-owned, small or medium-sized vehicle usually operated on a fixed route but not on a fixed schedule.
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            A privately-owned small vehicle that is operated on a fixed route but not on a fixed schedule.
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            Vehicles that move along a fixed route with no time schedule, picking up riders wherever they are waiting. Headways between vehicles must be very short.
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            An American term for a small bus or station wagon that carries passengers over a regular route on a flexible schedule. Usually with two facing seats along the sides behind a transverse front seat.
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            This is commonly referred to as $5 or a chip valued at $5. This derives from the jitney bus which had a 5 cent fare at one time.