Van | |
1. n. A Van cat. | |
2. n. A Turkish Van cat. | |
3. n. 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. | |
The van sped down the road. | |
4. n. (British) An enclosed railway vehicle for transport of goods. | |
5. n. (dated) A light wagon, either covered or open, used by tradesmen and others for the transportation of goods. | |
6. n. Shortened form of caravan. | |
7. v. To transport in a van or similar vehicle (especially of horses). | |
8. v. (in passive voice) To be arrested by law enforcement (not necessarily in a van, derived from the slang party van). | |
9. n. Shortened form of vanguard. | |
10. n. (mining) A shovel used in cleansing ore. | |
11. v. (mining) To wash or cleanse, as a small portion of ore, on a shovel. | |
12. n. A fan or other contrivance, such as a sieve, for winnowing grain. | |
13. n. A wing with which the air is beaten. | |