van

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.

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[Short forcaravan.]

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van ²  (vn)

n.

The vanguard; the forefront.

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[Short forvanguard.]

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van ³  (vn)

n.

1. A wing.

2. Archaic 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-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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van ¹

Noun

1. a road vehicle with a roof and no side windows used to transport goods

2. Brit a closed railway wagon used to transport luggage, goods, or mail [shortened from caravan]

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van ²

Noun

short for vanguard

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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.

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

Translations

van [væn] n (AUT) → furgoneta, camioneta (LAM);

(BRIT) (RAIL) → furgón m (de equipajes)

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van [væn] n (Aut) → camionnette f;

(Brit) (Rail) → fourgon m

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van [væn] n (Aut) → Lieferwagen m;

(Brit) (Rail) → Wa(g)gon m

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van [væn] n (AUT) → furgone m;

(BRIT ) (RAIL) → vagone m