noun🔗ShareA covered vehicle used for carrying goods or people, usually roughly cuboid in shape, longer and higher than a car but smaller than a truck/lorry."The van sped down the road."vehiclemachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAn enclosed railway vehicle for transport of goods."The train's cargo van was loaded with boxes of books for the new school library. "vehiclemachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA light wagon, either covered or open, used by tradesmen and others for the transportation of goods."The bakery's van delivered fresh bread to the school cafeteria every morning. "vehiclecommerceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA large towable vehicle equipped for the repair of structures that cannot easily be moved."The construction company's van was used to repair the damaged roof of the school. "vehiclemachineutilitytechnicalindustryserviceworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo transport in a van or similar vehicle (especially of horses)."The farmer vaned his prize-winning horses to the county fair. "vehicleactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share(used in passive voice) Of law enforcement: to arrest (not necessarily in a van; derived from party van)."The suspected student was vaned by police. "policelawChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe leading units at the front of an army or fleet."The van of the marching band led the parade route. "militaryvehicleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share(by extension) The person(s) at the forefront of any group or movement."The van of the student council organized the school's fundraiser. "grouppersonorganizationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA shovel used in cleansing ore."The miner used a van to carefully remove impurities from the ore. "utensilagricultureworkindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo wash or cleanse, as a small portion of ore, on a shovel."The miner vaned the small pile of gold ore on his shovel, trying to separate the gold from the dirt. "technicalprocessgeologyworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA fan or other contrivance, such as a sieve, for winnowing grain."The farmer used a grain van to separate the wheat from the chaff. "agricultureutensilmachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA wing with which the air is beaten."The bird's van allowed it to soar effortlessly through the air. "partanimalbirdChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
