noun Download 🔗Share A 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. Examples : "The van sped down the road." vehicle technology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An enclosed railway vehicle for transport of goods. Examples : "The train pulled into the station, its vans filled with packages for local businesses. " vehicle machine Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A light wagon, either covered or open, used by tradesmen and others for the transportation of goods. Examples : "The plumber used two vans to transport his tools and new pipes to the construction site. " vehicle business commerce Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A large towable vehicle equipped for the repair of structures that cannot easily be moved. Examples : "When the power lines went down after the storm, utility vans arrived to quickly repair them. " vehicle utility machine building service Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To transport in a van or similar vehicle (especially of horses). Examples : "The stable manager will vans the horses to the show jumping competition tomorrow. " vehicle Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (used in passive voice) Of law enforcement: to arrest (not necessarily in a van; derived from party van). Examples : "The suspects were vanned by the police officers. " police law action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A shovel used in cleansing ore. Examples : "The miner used the sturdy vans to clear the dirt from the ore. " utensil agriculture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To wash or cleanse, as a small portion of ore, on a shovel. Examples : "The miner used a shovel to vans the small pieces of gold ore. " geology mineral science agriculture process work industry Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A fan or other contrivance, such as a sieve, for winnowing grain. Examples : "After threshing the wheat, the farmers used vans to toss the grain into the air, separating the kernels from the chaff. " utensil agriculture machine Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A wing with which the air is beaten. Examples : "The hummingbird's rapid movement of its vans creates a blur as it hovers. " organ anatomy animal bird body Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The leading units at the front of an army or fleet. Examples : ""The vans of the Roman legion, comprised of experienced centurions and heavily armored infantry, bore the brunt of the initial enemy assault." " military nautical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (by extension) The person(s) at the forefront of any group or movement. Examples : "The vans of the environmental movement are pushing for stricter regulations on carbon emissions. " group person Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading