van

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.

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[Short for caravan.]

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van ²

 (văn)

n.

The vanguard; the forefront.

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[Short for vanguard.]

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van ³

 (văn)

n. Archaic

1. A wing.

2. A winnowing device, such as a fan.

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[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

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van

(væn)

n

(Military) short for vanguard

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van

(væn)

n

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

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van

(væn)

n

1. (Agriculture) any device for winnowing corn

2. an archaic or poetic word for wing

[C17: variant of fan¹]

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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.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	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 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 quarters caravan camping bus, motor home, camper - a recreational vehicle equipped for camping out while traveling
	5.	van - 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-

LastwagenLieferwagen

βαγόνιημιφορτηγόκλειστό φορτηγόφορτηγάκιφορτηγό

camionetafurgonetavan

pakettiauto

camionnettefourgonfourgonnettewagon

kombi

árukihordó tehergépkocsifurgon

sendiferîabíll

furgonemotofurgonealla testaautofurgonecamioncino

バン

소형 트럭

furgonas

furgonspreču vagons

bestelwagenrijtuigvoorhoedewagon

varebilflyttebil

furgonetkasamochód dostawczy

furgão

автофургон

kombi

skåpbil

รถตู้

kamyonetüstü kapalı yük aracı

xe tải

小货车有篷的货车运货车

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

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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

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van

[ˈvæn] n

(AUTOMOBILES) (= vehicle) → camionnette f

(British) (RAILWAYS) → fourgon m

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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!)

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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

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van

³

n abbr of advantage (Tennis inf) → Vorteil m

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van

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

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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. paneelwa شاحِنَه، عَرَبَه микробус camionete nákladní vůz der Lastwagen;Lastwagen- varevogn; godsvogn; lastbils-; vogn- κλειστό φορτηγόcamioneta pakiauto, kaubavagun, furgoon کامین کوچک؛ وانت pakettiauto, vaunu camion מִסחָרִית, וָאן वैन kombi, kola za dostavu árukihordó tehergépkocsi, furgon mobil barang sendiferðabíll furgone 有蓋トラック 밴, 소형 트럭 furgonas, prekinis vagonas furgons; preču vagons van bestelwagen vare-/flyttebil; godsvogn furgon carrinha (de) camion фургон dodávka tovornjak kombi skåpbil, van รถตู้ kamyonet 箱型車，(火車)廂式貨車 товарний вагон گاڑي xe tải 运货车，（有篷的）货车

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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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• Could you send a tow truck? (US)
  Can you send a breakdown van? (UK) → هَلْ يـُمْكِنُ أَنْ تُرْسِلَ لي سَيَّارَةَ إِنْقاذٍ؟ → Můžete sem vyslat pohotovostní vůz? → Kan De sende en kranvogn? → Können Sie einen Abschleppwagen schicken? → Μπορείτε να στείλετε όχημα οδικής βοήθειας; → ¿Puede enviarme un vehículo de asistencia en carretera? → Voitteko lähettää tiepalveluaton? → Vous pouvez envoyer un camion de dépannage ? → Možete li poslati vozilo za pomoć na cesti? → Può mandare un carro attrezzi? → レッカー車を手配してもらえますか？ → 레커차를 보내 주시겠어요? → Kunt u de ANWB sturen? → Kan du sende en bergingsbil? → Czy mógłby Panwysłać pogotowie techniczne? → O senhor pode enviar um veículo de resgate? → Вы можете прислать автомобиль техпомощи? → Kan ni skicka en bärgningsbil? → คุณช่วยส่งรถบริการรถเสียให้ด้วย → Tamir aracı gönderebilir misiniz? → Bạn có thể cho xe kéo đến được không? → 您能不能派一辆维修车来？
• We'd like a site for a conversion van (US)
  We'd like a site for a campervan (UK) → نُريدُ مَكاناً لِوَضْعِ عَرَبَةَ النَوْمِ الـمُتَنَقِّلَةِِ → Chtěli bychom místo pro obytný automobil → Vi vil gerne have en plads til en autocamper → Wir möchten einen Platz für ein Wohnmobil → Θα θέλαμε ένα χώρο για αυτοκινούμενο τροχόσπιτο. → Quisiéramos un espacio para una caravana → Haluaisimme paikan matkailuautolle → Nous cherchons un emplacement pour un camping-car. → Treba nam mjesto za vozilo-kućicu → Vorremmo un posto camper → キャンプ用バンのサイトが欲しいのですが → 캠핑차 세울 곳이 있으면 좋겠어요 → We willen graag een plek voor een camper → Vi vil gjerne ha plass til en bobil → Czy znajdzie się miejsce na przyczepę kempingową? → Nós queríamos um local para um trailer de acampamento → Нам нужно место для парковки автофургона → Vi vill ha en plats för en husbil → เราอยากได้บริเวณที่จอดรถที่พักกลางแจ้ง → Aracımızı kamp edebileceğimiz bir yer arıyoruz → Chúng tôi muốn một chỗ cho xe cắm trại campervan. → 我们想要一块露营车地块

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