Van (v n, 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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