: a device or vehicle having two or more functions or capabilities
Combis haul between 30 and 35 tons of cargo, along with 275 passengers … Jeffrey Leib, The Denver Post, 27 Dec. 1998
Monday, he polishes the collection of copper-bottomed pots and cleans the "combi"—a multi-tiered stand-alone convection and steam oven in which bread is baked. Domenica Marchetti, The Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2014
—often used before another noun
She roasts the pork in a combi oven, which blasts waves of heat, first moist then dry. Kim Severson, The New York Times, 3 Feb. 2010
Known as the super combi, it is composed of one downhill run, usually held in the morning, followed by an afternoon slalom run. Kelley McMillan, The New York Times, 4 Feb. 2012
Word History
Etymology
short for combination entry 1 (probably after German Kombi, short for Kombinationskraftwagen "motor vehicle able to carry both cargo and passengers," applied especially to models of the Volkswagen Type 2 van first manufactured in 1950)