vanpool

/ˈvænˌpul/
noun
  1. A group of people who travel together in a van, usually to work or school, sharing the ride and costs.
    • Our vanpool leaves the parking lot at 7:30 every morning.
    • The company encourages employees to form vanpools to cut down on commuting expenses.
    • Joining a vanpool can save money on gas and reduce traffic.
  2. A van used for such a shared commuting arrangement.
    • They rented a vanpool for the team to travel to the conference together.
    • The vanpool has a designated driver each week.
    • The office provides a vanpool for workers who live in the same area.
Synonyms
verb
  1. To travel together in a van as part of a shared commuting arrangement.
    • We vanpool to work every day to save on gas.
    • They decided to vanpool instead of driving separately.
    • Several neighbors vanpool to the city for their jobs.
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