van en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /væːn/ (Australia)
- /vɛn/ (New-Zealand)
- /van/ (Northern-England, Scotland, Wales)
- /vaːn/ (British, Southern, Standard) bad–lad split
- (US) audio
- văn
- /van/ (British, Southern, Standard)
- /væn/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Short for caravan.
Meanings
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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.
Carbon emissions from vans in the UK have risen by 63% since 1990, new analysis shows, as cars are getting cleaner. While more people are opting to drive electric or plug-in hybrid cars, van drivers still prefer diesel because electric vans are much more expensive with little choice of models.
2024 June 22, James Tapper, “Carbon emissions from vans still rising as UK drivers cling to diesel”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:While Santa Monica has a longstanding prohibition against public camping that includes living in vehicles, the van rental business has been a problem in Venice for years. […] Organizations that provide safe parking locations have limited capacity and are often unable to accommodate the kind of non-operational vans that are being repurposed as makeshift housing.
2023 May 19, Matthew Hall, “Los Angeles Councilwoman targets “vanlord” industry”, in Santa Monica Daily Press:
- (UK) An enclosed railway vehicle for transport of goods, such as a boxcar/box van.
- (dated) A light wagon, either covered or open, used by tradesmen and others for the transportation of goods.
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A large towable vehicle equipped for the repair of structures that cannot easily be moved.
Designed to be fully mobile and self-contained, the complete equipment includes an air-conditioned van containing all necessary electronic gear and a flat bed trailer in which missiles, jet engines and other large assemblies may be cleaned.
1959, Western Aerospace, volume 39, page 46:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| vans | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
vanmost · loony van · vanlike · detector van · vanman · vanpool · vanward · rape van · conversion van · vanful · van-dragging · e-van · cube van · Talivan · vanette · serial-killer van · vanbulance · baggage van · police van · mailvan · white van speakers · vanless · ninja van · driving van trailer · vanlife · ice cream van · van-courier · devan · hoolivan · camper van · public utility van · party van · divvy van · gas van · removal van · pedo van · ferry van · van-dragger · tally van · white van man · vanload · panel van · guard's van · armored van · Luton van · vanily · goods van · campervan · brake van · microvan · delivery van · luggage van · security van · patrol van · newsvan · moving van · dollar van · box van · serial killer van · van courier · motor-van · car-body van · van-girl
Synonyms
Translations (138)
hu kisbusz (a covered vehicle) · ca vagó (enclosed railway vehicle for transport of goods) · cs dodávka (a covered vehicle) · vi xe ô tô khách (a covered vehicle) · tl van (a covered vehicle) · uk фурго́н (a covered vehicle) · da kassevogn (a covered vehicle) · bg фурго́н (a covered vehicle) · sv paketbil (a covered vehicle) · ro dubă (a covered vehicle) · ko 반 (a covered vehicle) · da varebil (a covered vehicle) · sv van (a covered vehicle) · es autobusete (a covered vehicle) · pl samochód dostawczy (enclosed railway vehicle for transport of goods) · lv furgons (a covered vehicle) · mel ven (a covered vehicle) · th รถบรรทุก (a covered vehicle) · tr furgon (a covered vehicle) · he משלוחית (a covered vehicle) · pt vagão (enclosed railway vehicle for transport of goods) · ru вэн (a covered vehicle) · uk ваго́н (enclosed railway vehicle for transport of goods) · ka ფურგონი (a covered vehicle) · pl dostawczak (enclosed railway vehicle for transport of goods) · eo kamioneto (a covered vehicle) · tr hafif ticari araç (a covered vehicle) · cy fan (a covered vehicle) · sv familjebuss (a covered vehicle) · nl wagon (enclosed railway vehicle for transport of goods) · pl blaszak (a covered vehicle) · es combi (a covered vehicle) · sk dodávkový automobil (a covered vehicle) · pl van (a covered vehicle) · ky фургон (a covered vehicle) · hu kocsi (enclosed railway vehicle for transport of goods) · et furgoon (a covered vehicle) · it furgone (a covered vehicle) · fa وَن (a covered vehicle) · it vagone merci (enclosed railway vehicle for transport of goods) · fr fourgon (a covered vehicle) · ro dubiță (a covered vehicle) · pl blaszanka (a covered vehicle) · nb varebil (a covered vehicle) · de Transporter (a covered vehicle) · he טרנזיט (a covered vehicle) · fi pikkubussi (a covered vehicle) · hy ֆուրգոն (a covered vehicle) · lt furgonas (a covered vehicle) · ru ваго́н (enclosed railway vehicle for transport of goods) · ms van (a covered vehicle) · bg ваго́н (enclosed railway vehicle for transport of goods) · de Lieferwagen (a covered vehicle) · ar عَرَبَة نَقْل (a covered vehicle) · ja バン (a covered vehicle) · nl busje (a covered vehicle) · ga veain (a covered vehicle) · sv skåpbil (a covered vehicle) · ca camioneta (enclosed railway vehicle for transport of goods) · uk вен (a covered vehicle) · be ваго́н (enclosed railway vehicle for transport of goods) · tk furgon (a covered vehicle) · bg ван (a covered vehicle) · hu kisteherautó (a covered vehicle) · es vagón (enclosed railway vehicle for transport of goods) · is sendibíll (a covered vehicle) · sh kȍmbi (a covered vehicle) · sq furgon (a covered vehicle) · mk фурго́н (a covered vehicle) · el φορτηγάκι (a covered vehicle) · ka ვაგონი (enclosed railway vehicle for transport of goods) · et pakiauto (a covered vehicle) · be вэн (a covered vehicle) · ar عربيه نقل (a covered vehicle) · nl bestelwagen (a covered vehicle) · nl rijtuig (enclosed railway vehicle for transport of goods) · da varevogn (a covered vehicle) · ja 貨車 (a covered vehicle) · es minibús (a covered vehicle) · yi משׂא־פֿור (a covered vehicle) · mk ко́мбе (a covered vehicle) · he עגלת צב (a covered vehicle) · ca furgoneta (a covered vehicle) · et kaubik (a covered vehicle) · lo ລົດຕູ້ (a covered vehicle) · es microbús (a covered vehicle) · es van (a covered vehicle) · zh 麵包車 /面包车 (a covered vehicle) · uz furgon (a covered vehicle) · es furgón (a covered vehicle) · pl bus (a covered vehicle) · es furgoneta (a covered vehicle) · cs dodávkový vůz (a covered vehicle) · ko 승합차 (a covered vehicle) · mk ва́гон (enclosed railway vehicle for transport of goods) · io charioto (a covered vehicle) · hu vagon (enclosed railway vehicle for transport of goods) · ro autodubă (a covered vehicle) · gv carr (a covered vehicle) · fi umpivaunu (enclosed railway vehicle for transport of goods) · tg фургон (a covered vehicle) · ro vagon (enclosed railway vehicle for transport of goods) · sh ко̏мби (a covered vehicle) · ja 客車 (enclosed railway vehicle for transport of goods) · kk фургон (a covered vehicle) · az furqon (a covered vehicle) · pt furgão (a covered vehicle) · zh 貨車 /货车 (a covered vehicle) · el βαγόνι (enclosed railway vehicle for transport of goods) · da wagon (enclosed railway vehicle for transport of goods) · zh 車廂 /车厢 (enclosed railway vehicle for transport of goods) · eo vagono (enclosed railway vehicle for transport of goods) · ro furgonetă (a covered vehicle) · fi tila-auto (a covered vehicle) · zh 廂型車 /厢型车 (a covered vehicle) · ru фу́ра (a covered vehicle) · he סעון (a covered vehicle) · fi pakettiauto (a covered vehicle) · ru фурго́н (a covered vehicle) · he משאית סגורה (a covered vehicle) · sv minibuss (a covered vehicle) · ro autodubiță (a covered vehicle) · gv van (a covered vehicle) · el βαν (a covered vehicle) · fr camionnette (a covered vehicle) · fr fourgonnette (a covered vehicle) · ko 객차 (enclosed railway vehicle for transport of goods) · ar ميكروباص (a covered vehicle) · th รถตู้ (a covered vehicle) · hu furgon (a covered vehicle) · nn varebil (a covered vehicle) · pl furgonetka (enclosed railway vehicle for transport of goods) · be фурго́н (a covered vehicle) · fi härkävaunu (enclosed railway vehicle for transport of goods) · gv carr (enclosed railway vehicle for transport of goods) · pt van (a covered vehicle) · vi xe van (a covered vehicle) · km ភណ្ឌរថ (a covered vehicle)