Added 9 October 2026
van
/væn/ symbol
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noun
- 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.
verb
- 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).