covered goods van
1Covered goods wagon — This article is about the European railway wagon. For US practice, see Boxcar. For the Wild West wagon, see Covered wagon. A covered goods wagon or van (US: boxcar) is a railway goods wagon which is designed for the transportation of moisture… …
2van — noun /væn/ a) 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. The van sped down the road. b) a railway carriage …
3Van — Van, n. [Abbreviated from caravan.] [1913 Webster] 1. A light wagon, either covered or open, used by tradesmen and others fore the transportation of goods. [Eng.] [1913 Webster] 2. A large covered wagon for moving furniture, etc., also for… …
4van — Ⅰ. van [1] ► NOUN 1) a covered motor vehicle used for transporting goods or people. 2) Brit. a railway carriage for conveying luggage, mail, etc. 3) Brit. a caravan. ORIGIN shortening of CARAVAN(Cf. ↑caravanning) …
5Van — This article is about the road vehicle. For the city in Turkey, see Van, Turkey. For other uses, see Van (disambiguation). 1926 Tatra 12 van …
6van — van1 /van/, n. 1. the foremost or front division of an army, a fleet, or any group leading an advance or in position to lead an advance. 2. those who are in the forefront of a movement or the like. 3. the forefront in any movement, course of… …
7van — I. /væn / (say van) noun 1. History the foremost division or the front part of an army, a fleet, or any body of individuals advancing, or in order for advancing. 2. the forefront in any movement, course of progress, or the like: *Lucy, in the van …
8van — I [[t]væn[/t]] n. the vanguard • Etymology: 1600–10; by shortening II van [[t]væn[/t]] n. 1) trs a covered vehicle, usu. a large truck or trailer, used for moving goods or animals 2) trs a smaller boxlike vehicle, resembling a panel truck, that… …
9van — [1] A covered road vehicle for carrying goods. [2] A recreational vehicle based on the body of a commercial van, usually with comfortable, plush interior trim, often with a bed. See box van cube van light van …
10van — van1 noun a covered motor vehicle used for transporting goods or people. ↘Brit. a railway carriage for conveying luggage, mail, etc. ↘Brit. a caravan. Origin C19: shortening of caravan. van2 noun (the van) 1》 the foremost part of a group of… …
