van
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1.0
- noun
- /væn/
:
furgoneta
- And no, you go straight in that van, straight to jail.
- moving van
- drive a van
- use a van
No, he came home with a big van and a few mopeds.
- No, he came home with a big van and a few mopeds.
- where my car is, there is a van with two men in it.
- And I said, listen, leave your van, your brand new Transit Custom.
- Still less can I control what happens in prison vans or back in the prison.
- Thank you for watching, that was my van drawer slide build.
- Rob, I'm ringing about the van, the van, the van, vans.
- And I'll park my van at my ultra modern cabin.
Examples
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I stop at a light behind a van filled with kids staring out the window.
Fiction book (1991) -
The van will pick you up later today.
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where my car is, there is a van with two men in it.
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So just stay in the van and keep the door shut.
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-I think the van missed her.
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We went on a van camping trip.
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We stepped out of the van to get a better look.
Academic text (2011) -
After the children were asleep in the van, I sat by those fires with him and Christine.
Fiction book (1990) -
Yesterday we drove to Brooklyn, packed up the van and then drove to DC.
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The delivery service uses a large van to transport packages across the city.
Synonyms
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1.6
A machine like a car or bus that carries people and goods
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2.5
A large vehicle that carries furniture and boxes when people move to a new home
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1.8
A van that carries goods to customers
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2.6
A machine with wheels that carries people or goods
Idioms
Compounds
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1
7.4
A ring of charged particles above Earth's atmosphere held by its magnetic field
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6.9
A ring of charged particles held by Earth's magnetic field that surrounds the planet
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A plant that lives for many years with divided leaves and bright blue or white flowers native to Europe
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A plant that lives many years with divided leaves and bright blue or white flowers in European woods
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A rare long-lasting brain inflammation after measles in children and young adults that slowly gets worse and often causes death
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A machine that makes strong static electricity so sparks fly and hair stands up
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Weak attractions between atoms or molecules caused by temporary shifts in electric charge
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Etymology
The word van comes from caravan, a word for a group of wagons that travel together. That's why a van is an enclosed vehicle used to 'carry' goods or people.