van
/væn/
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Definition
- Noun:
- A covered motor vehicle used for transporting goods or people: A van is a road vehicle, larger than a car, with a box-shaped body used for carrying cargo or a specific number of passengers.
- A leading or forward position: In a metaphorical sense, 'van' refers to the forefront or leading part of a movement, trend, or army.
- (British English) A closed railway car for luggage or goods: A railroad car used for transporting baggage or freight.
Examples of Usage
- Noun (Vehicle):
- The delivery company uses a large white van.
- We rented a camper van for our road trip.
- Noun (Leading Position):
- The company is in the van of technological innovation.
- Artists in the van of the new movement exhibited their work.
Advanced Usage
- "in the van of": At the forefront or leading position of something.
- Scientists in the van of genetic research made a breakthrough.
Variants and Related Words
- Caravan: A vehicle equipped for living in, typically towed by a car.
- Vanguard: The foremost part of an advancing army or naval force. (This is a more common synonym for the 'leading position' meaning of 'van').
Synonyms
- Truck (for the vehicle meaning, especially in American English).
- Forefront, vanguard, lead (for the positional meaning).
Related Phrases
- Moving van: A large van used for transporting household furniture and effects when moving house.
- The moving van will arrive at 9 AM tomorrow.
- Panel van: A small van with no side windows behind the driver's seat, typically used for commercial goods.
- He converted an old panel van into a makeshift camper.
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)