van

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. A covered motor vehicle used to carry goods or (normally less than ten) persons, usually roughly cuboid in shape, Depending on the type of van, it can be bigger or smaller than a pickup truck and SUV, and longer and higher than a car but relatively smaller than a truck/lorry or a bus.
2. (British) An enclosed railway vehicle for transport of goods, such as a boxcar/box van.
3. (dated) A light wagon, either covered or open, used by tradesmen and others for the transportation of goods.
4. A large towable vehicle equipped for the repair of structures that cannot easily be moved.

Verb

1. (transitive) To transport in a van or similar vehicle (especially of horses).
2. (Internet) Of law enforcement: to arrest (not necessarily in a van; derived from party van).

Verb

To wash or cleanse, as a small portion of ore, on a shovel.

Sinonieme

vanguard

truck

🚚

avant-garde

wagon

estate car

head

carriage

caravan

new wave

freight car

pickup

lead

recreational vehicle

lorry

first

1st

pick-up truck

pickup truck

🛻

reentry vehicle

rendezvous

slapper

spearhead

station wagon

value-added network

waggon

box car

luggage-van

RV

panel van

R.V.

Revised Version

trip wire

box van

residual volume

container truck

advance guard

rectal varicosity

baggage car

bus

🚌

camper

car

🚗

coach

delivery truck

delivery van

firing line

limo

minibus

🚐

motor home

pale

panel truck

pick-up

Vertalings

fourgon

furgoneta

camionnette

furgone

camioncino

bestelwagen

fourgonnette

furgón

camioneta

furgoneta

van

autofurgone

furgão

Lieferwagen

furgó

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/væn/

Etimologie (Engels)

Verwante met Frans: van

Verwante met Engels: fan

In summary

Short for caravan.