van
3
4.8
- noun
- /væn/
- UK
:
furgón
- The armoured van is perfect.
Examples
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A freight van was parked alongside the platform, ready for loading.
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The railway workers loaded the luggage onto the van before departure.
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- I was in the luggage van.
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No one's allowed to ride in the luggage van save Burgess himself as guard.
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At the station the gold was loaded into the luggage van of the Folkestone train... for shipment to the coast and from there to the Crimea.
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After collecting the parcels, the driver drove the van to the storage facility.
Synonyms
∞
1.6
A machine like a car or bus that carries people and goods
2
2.6
A machine with wheels that carries people or goods
A carriage at the end of a train where the guard sits and luggage is kept
A train car that carries passengers' bags
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
1
7.4
A ring of charged particles above Earth's atmosphere held by its magnetic field
- Specialized
1
6.9
A ring of charged particles held by Earth's magnetic field that surrounds the planet
- Specialized
A plant that lives for many years with divided leaves and bright blue or white flowers native to Europe
- Specialized
A plant that lives many years with divided leaves and bright blue or white flowers in European woods
- Specialized
A rare long-lasting brain inflammation after measles in children and young adults that slowly gets worse and often causes death
- Specialized
A machine that makes strong static electricity so sparks fly and hair stands up
- Specialized
Weak attractions between atoms or molecules caused by temporary shifts in electric charge
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word van for a closed railway vehicle also links to caravan and the idea of a small enclosed wagon, so a train van is used to 'carry' luggage or freight.