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."vehicletechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAn enclosed railway vehicle for transport of goods."The train pulled into the station, its vans filled with packages for local businesses. "vehiclemachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA light wagon, either covered or open, used by tradesmen and others for the transportation of goods."The plumber used two vans to transport his tools and new pipes to the construction site. "vehiclebusinesscommerceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA large towable vehicle equipped for the repair of structures that cannot easily be moved."When the power lines went down after the storm, utility vans arrived to quickly repair them. "vehicleutilitymachinebuildingserviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo transport in a van or similar vehicle (especially of horses)."The stable manager will vans the horses to the show jumping competition tomorrow. "vehicleChat 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 suspects were vanned by the police officers. "policelawactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA shovel used in cleansing ore."The miner used the sturdy vans to clear the dirt from the ore. "utensilagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo wash or cleanse, as a small portion of ore, on a shovel."The miner used a shovel to vans the small pieces of gold ore. "geologymineralscienceagricultureprocessworkindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA fan or other contrivance, such as a sieve, for winnowing grain."After threshing the wheat, the farmers used vans to toss the grain into the air, separating the kernels from the chaff. "utensilagriculturemachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA wing with which the air is beaten."The hummingbird's rapid movement of its vans creates a blur as it hovers. "organanatomyanimalbirdbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe leading units at the front of an army or fleet.""The vans of the Roman legion, comprised of experienced centurions and heavily armored infantry, bore the brunt of the initial enemy assault." "militarynauticalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share(by extension) The person(s) at the forefront of any group or movement."The vans of the environmental movement are pushing for stricter regulations on carbon emissions. "grouppersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
