vanful en · NOUN
Etymology
From van + -ful.
Meanings
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As much as a van will hold.
For one thing, they are cheaper and more compact than older systems, which required a vanful of equipment and a dedicated tech nerd and cost thousands of dollars a week to rent.
2007 March 25, Jesse Green, “Theater’s Alive With the Sound of Laptops”, in New York Times:At Thornton’s request, the firm of Dominic Winter hauled a couple of vansful of books directly from the library.
2007, Fine Books & Collections, page 23:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| vanfuls | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| vansful | Number=Plur | lexicographic |