van

CEFRA1

/væn/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A medium-sized road vehicle used to carry people or goods.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A light wagon, either covered or open, used by tradesmen and others for the transportation of goods.

Examples

  • I thoroughly enjoyed myself at the Van Dorgen Exhibition.

  • The Van Horn family was in the chips.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
2

Also pronounced

  • /vaːn/
  • /van/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. An enclosed railway vehicle for transport of goods, such as a boxcar/box van.

  2. A covered motor vehicle used to carry goods or (normally less than ten) persons, usually roughly cuboid in shape, Depending on the type of van, it can be bigger or smaller than a pickup truck and SUV, and longer and higher than a car but relatively smaller than a truck/lorry or a bus.

  3. A large towable vehicle equipped for the repair of structures that cannot easily be moved.

More examples

In context

  • The driver of a white van

  • 2015 13-year-old credited with hacking CIA director’s AOL account gives bizarre, possibly final interview The hacker says he thinks he is about to be v&, or “vanned,” meaning being raided by law enforcement, sometime soon.

  • He wheeled in air, and stretched his vans in vain; / His vans no longer could his flight sustain.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

Short for caravan.