Definitions for VAN

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VAN van

Spelling: [van]

IPA: /væn/

Van is a 3 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 6 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 8 points.

You can make 16 anagrams from letters in VAN (anv).

Definitions for VAN

noun

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 progress, or the like.
4. a covered vehicle, usually a large truck or trailer, used for moving furniture, goods, animals, etc.
5. a smaller boxlike vehicle that resembles a panel truck, often has double doors both at the rear and along the curb side, and that can be used as a truck, fitted with rows of seats, or equipped with living quarters for traveling and camping.
6. British. a railway baggage car. a covered, boxlike railway car, as one used to carry freight. a small, horse-drawn wagon or a small truck, as one used by tradespeople to carry light goods.
7. Also called van conversion. a conventional van whose cargo area has been equipped with living facilities, extra windows, and often increased headroom.
8. a wing.
9. Lake, a salt lake in E Turkey. 1454 sq. mi. (3766 sq. km).
10. a town on this lake.
11. a male given name.

preposition

1. from; of (used in Dutch personal names, originally to indicate place of origin).

verb (used with object)

1. to transport or carry (freight, passengers, etc.) in a van.

verb (used without object)

1. to travel in a van.

Origin of VAN

First recorded in 1600-10; short for vanguard

Examples for VAN

Kitty was with them, and she darted towards me, but Mrs. van Dam was before her.

Tell Mrs. van Geist if she can't come down, I'll run up to her.

It was in Saint-Rémy where van Gogh sends his brother word of how all his sacrifice may soon be for nothing in this life.

A lovely girl, my dear Mrs. van Dam,' she said; 'a privilege to know her.

“I went to a Jewish summer camp…” A van pulls up, and the two hop out, and immediately strip down and do a series of stretches.

Artists like Mick Jagger and van Morrison obsessively revered and imitated African-American blues and rock musicians.

I'm pretty sure that Mrs. van Dam dislikes to see us together.

Mrs. van Geist fixed her niece with a sudden look of suspicion.

Production expenses: equipment rental, lights, lighting board, van rental, trailer rental, road cases, backline.

Finally, van Cleef and Martin realize Liberty is going too far.