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van 1

 (văn)
n.
1.
a. An enclosed boxlike motor vehicle having rear or side doors and side panels especially for transporting people.
b. A covered or enclosed truck or wagon often used for transporting goods or livestock.
2. Chiefly British A closed railroad car used for carrying baggage or freight.
v. vanned, van·ning, vans
v.tr.
To transport by van: vanned the horses to the racetrack.
v.intr.
To drive or travel in a van: vanned around the country.
[Short for caravan.]

van 2

 (văn)
n.
The vanguard; the forefront.
[Short for vanguard.]

van 3

 (văn)
n. Archaic
1. A wing.
2. A winnowing device, such as a fan.
[Middle English, from Old English fann and Old French van, both from Latin vannus; see wet- in Indo-European roots.]
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van

(væn)
n
1. short for caravan1
2. (Automotive Engineering) a covered motor vehicle for transporting goods, etc, by road
3. (Railways) Brit a closed railway wagon in which the guard travels, for transporting goods, mail, etc
4. (Automotive Engineering) Brit See delivery van

van

(væn)
n
(Military) short for vanguard

van

(væn)
n
(Tennis) short for advantage3 Usual US and Canadian word: ad

van

(væn)
n
1. (Agriculture) any device for winnowing corn
2. an archaic or poetic word for wing
[C17: variant of fan1]

Van

(vɑːn)
n
1. (Placename) a city in E Turkey, on Lake Van. Pop: 377 000 (2005 est)
2. (Placename) Lake Van a salt lake in E Turkey, at an altitude of 1650 m (5400 ft): fed by melting snow and glaciers. Area: 3737 sq km (1433 sq miles)
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van1

(væn)

n.
the vanguard.
[1600–10; by shortening]

van2

(væn)

n.
1. a covered vehicle, usu. a large truck or trailer, used for moving goods or animals.
2. a smaller boxlike vehicle, resembling a panel truck, that can be used as a truck or for passengers or camping.
3. Also called van′ conver`sion. a van whose cargo area has been equipped with living facilities.
[1820–30; short for caravan]

van4

(væn)

n.
wing (defs. 1, 2).
[1400–50; late Middle English, variant of fan1]

Van

(væn, vɑn)

n.
Lake, a salt lake in E Turkey. 1454 sq. mi. (3766 sq. km).
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Van

 a company of troops moving forward; the forward section of such a company or train of persons, 1633.
Examples: van of armies, 1879; of circumstances, 1820; of insurgents, 1816; of the Celtic migrations, 1850; of the procession, 1878; of testimonies, 1772; of the war, 1716.
Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.van - any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
avant-garde, new wave, vanguard
art movement, artistic movement - a group of artists who agree on general principles
2.van - the leading units moving at the head of an armyvan - the leading units moving at the head of an army
vanguard
army unit - a military unit that is part of an army
3.van - (Great Britain) a closed railroad car that carries baggage or freight
railcar, railroad car, railway car, car - a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad; "three cars had jumped the rails"
Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
4.van - a camper equipped with living quartersvan - a camper equipped with living quarters
caravan
camping bus, motor home, camper - a recreational vehicle equipped for camping out while traveling
5.van - a truck with an enclosed cargo spacevan - a truck with an enclosed cargo space
bookmobile - a van with shelves of books; serves as a mobile library or bookstore
delivery truck, delivery van, panel truck - a van suitable for delivering goods or services to customers
laundry truck - van that picks up and delivers laundry; "a laundry truck stops by every week"
milk float - a van (typically powered by electricity) with an open side that is used to deliver milk to houses
moving van - a van used for moving home or office furniture
passenger van - a van that carries passengers
black Maria, paddy wagon, patrol wagon, police van, police wagon, wagon - van used by police to transport prisoners
motortruck, truck - an automotive vehicle suitable for hauling
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Translations
شَاحِنَةشاحِنَه، عَرَبَه
dodávkanákladní vůz
varevogngodsvognlastbils-
pakettiauto
kombi
árukihordó tehergépkocsifurgon
sendiferîabíll
バン
소형 트럭
furgonas
furgonspreču vagons
furgonetkasamochód dostawczy
kombi
skåpbil
รถตู้
xe tải

van

1 [væn]
A. N (Brit) (Aut) → camioneta f, furgoneta f; (for removals) → camión m de mudanzas (Brit) (Rail) → furgón m
B. CPD van driver N → conductor(a) m/f de camioneta
van pool N (US) → parque m (móvil) de furgonetas

van

2 [væn] N (Mil, fig) → vanguardia f
to be in the van → ir a la vanguardia
to be in the van of progress → estar en la vanguardia del progreso
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

van

[ˈvæn] n
(AUTOMOBILES) (= vehicle) → camionnette f
(British) (RAILWAYS) → fourgon m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

van

1
n
(Brit Aut) → Liefer- or Kastenwagen m, → Transporter m
(Brit Rail) → Wag(g)on m, → Wagen m
(inf: = caravan) → (Wohn)wagen m; gipsy’s van → Zigeunerwagen m (neg!)

van

2
n abbr of vanguard (lit, fig) → Vorhut f; (fig also) → Spitze f, → Führung f; he was in the van of legal reform → er stand an der Spitze der Rechtsreformer

van

3
n abbr of advantage (Tennis inf) → Vorteil m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

van

1 [væn] n (Aut) (small) → furgoncino; (for furniture) → furgone m (Rail) → vagone m

van

2 [væn] n in the van → all'avanguardia
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

van

(van) noun
a vehicle for carrying goods on roads or railways. He drives a van; (also adjective) a van-driver; a vanload of waste paper.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

van

→ شَاحِنَة dodávka varevogn Lieferwagen κλειστό φορτηγό furgoneta pakettiauto camionnette kombi furgone バン 소형 트럭 bestelwagen varebil furgonetka furgão автофургон skåpbil รถตู้ üstü kapalı yük aracı xe tải 小货车
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