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Vanning

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Van  (vn, vän), Lake
A salt lake of eastern Turkey. It is the largest lake in the country.

van 1  (vn)
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  (vn)
n.
The vanguard; the forefront.

[Short for vanguard.]

van 3  (vn)
n.
1. A wing.
2. Archaic A winnowing device, such as a fan.

[Middle English, from Old English fann and Old French van, both from Latin vannus; see wet-1 in Indo-European roots.]


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And all this time, Tunnecliff and his van were taking part in the wild vanning years of the Õ70s and Õ80s in Southern California — participating in van rallies that played like mellower biker rallies, complete with massive stereos, wet T-shirt contests and all the necessary supplies.
Road Haulage is a significant but single element in an integrated offering which includes; inter-modal transfer, container hand ling, vanning and devanning of light and very heavy goods, packing and palletising.
Four were working out at Keeneland before vanning to Churchill on Tuesday afternoon.
 
 
 
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