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party van

party van

1 3.6
A vehicle decorated and set up for a group to celebrate while traveling
  • noun
  • /ˈpɑrti væn/
  • US
translation icon : furgoneta de fiesta
  • For the summer festival, we arranged a party van to take our friends to the event.

Examples

  • We rented a party van for my sister's birthday celebration.

  • The children were so excited to ride in the party van decorated with balloons.

  • - That gets us a party van.

    A Working Man (2025)

Synonyms

van
vsparty van
85 1.0

A vehicle that has beds and a small kitchen for living while traveling

is fitted for group celebrations rather than long-term travel housing
passenger van
vsparty van
  • US
2 2.3

A van that carries people rather than goods

is equipped and decorated for celebrations rather than plain transport

How Festive

nightclub
172 1.6
party van
  • US
1 3.6
car
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

party van singular
party vans plural

Morphology

party + van

The meaning 'a van used for parties' is directly and transparently built from 'party' (a social celebration) + 'van' (a type of vehicle); a B1 learner who knows both words can readily infer a vehicle for parties. This is a literal noun–noun compound with clear compositional semantics and parallels in many languages, so it should be immediately comprehensible.

Etymology

The name party van comes from the image of a van filled with music, lights and people having a party, so it means 'a vehicle used for celebrations'.