van

Noun

• a truck with an enclosed cargo space

• a camper equipped with living quarters

• (Great Britain) a closed railroad car that carries baggage or freight

• the leading units moving at the head of an army

• any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  caravan , vanguard , avant-garde , new wave