van
A covered motor vehicle used to carry goods or (normally less than ten) persons, usually roughly cuboid in shape, Depending on the type of van, it can be bigger or smaller than a pickup truck and SUV, and longer and higher than a car but relatively smaller than a truck/lorry or a bus.
Noun 4 meanings
A covered motor vehicle used to carry goods or (normally less than ten) persons, usually roughly cuboid in shape, Depending on the type of van, it can be bigger or smaller than a pickup truck and SUV, and longer and higher than a car but relatively smaller than a truck/lorry or a bus.
An enclosed railway vehicle for transport of goods, such as a boxcar/box van.
A light wagon, either covered or open, used by tradesmen and others for the transportation of goods.
A large towable vehicle equipped for the repair of structures that cannot easily be moved.
Verb 3 meanings
To transport in a van or similar vehicle (especially of horses).
Of law enforcement: to arrest (not necessarily in a van; derived from party van).
To wash or cleanse, as a small portion of ore, on a shovel.
Etymology
Short for caravan.
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VAN at a glance
VAN has 3 letters and scores 6 points in Scrabble (V 4 + A 1 + N 1) and 8 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,696 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with van
All rhymes- CARAVAN12
- MINIVAN12
- SYLVAN12
- DIVAN9
- BHAVAN14
- SILVAN9
- PAVAN10
- CORDOVAN14
- ELVAN8
- MAILVAN12
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