Definitions for van
væn, vɑnvan

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. avant-garde, vanguard, van, new wavenoun

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

2. vanguard, vannoun

   the leading units moving at the head of an army

3. vannoun

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

4. van, caravannoun

   a camper equipped with living quarters

5. vannoun

   a truck with an enclosed cargo space

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. vannoun

   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.

2. vannoun

   a railway carriage

3. vanverb

   To transport in a van or similar vehicle (especially of horses).

4. Vannoun

   A male given name, diminutive of Vance or Ivan

5. Vannoun

   A large saline lake in eastern Turkey. One of three great tectonic lakes of the Armenian Highland. Famous for its Chalcalburnus tarichi fish and the 10th century Armenian cathedral on Akhtamar Island.

6. Vannoun

   A city on the shore of that lake.

7. Etymology: Short for caravan.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Van

   A van is a type of road vehicle used for transporting goods or people. Depending on the type of van, it can be bigger or smaller than a pickup truck and SUV, and bigger than a common car. There is some varying in the scope of the word across the different English-speaking countries. The smallest vans, microvans, are used for transporting either goods or people in tiny quantities. Mini MPVs, compact MPVs, and MPVs are all small vans usually used for transporting people in small quantities. Larger vans with passenger seats are used for institutional purposes, such as transporting students. Larger vans with only front seats are often used for business purposes, to carry goods and equipment. Specially-equipped vans are used by television stations as mobile studios. Postal services and courier companies use large step vans to deliver packages.

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1. van

   1) A type of vehicle used for transporting goods or people, typically larger and more boxy in shape than a minivan or SUV. 2) The front, leading edge, or vanguard of a group, movement, or formation. 3) In electrical engineering, it often refers to one phase of a three-phase current. Please note that the meaning will depend on the context in which the term is being used.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Vannoun

   the front of an army; the first line or leading column; also, the front line or foremost division of a fleet, either in sailing or in battle

2. Vannoun

   a shovel used in cleansing ore

3. Vanverb

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

4. Vannoun

   a light wagon, either covered or open, used by tradesmen and others fore the transportation of goods

5. Vannoun

   a large covered wagon for moving furniture, etc., also for conveying wild beasts, etc., for exhibition

6. Vannoun

   a close railway car for baggage. See the Note under Car, 2

7. Vannoun

   a fan or other contrivance, as a sieve, for winnowing grain

8. Vannoun

   a wing with which the air is beaten

9. Vanverb

   to fan, or to cleanse by fanning; to winnow

10. Etymology: [L. vannus a van, or fan for winnowing grain: cf. F. van. Cf. Fan, Van a wing Winnow.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Van

   A van is a kind of vehicle used for transporting goods or people. In British English usage, it can be either specially designed or based on a saloon or sedan car, the latter type often including derivatives with open backs. There are vans in all shapes and sizes, ranging from the classic van version of the tiny Mini to much larger vehicles such as the Mercedes Sprinter, Ford E-Series, and Nissan commercial vehicles. Vans run up to about 4 tons and are classified as Light Duty Trucks or Light Commercial Vehicles. Similar larger vehicles are lorries, and are not known as vans.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Van

   van, n. the front: the front of an army or a fleet: the leaders of any movement. [Abbrev. of vanguard.]

2. Van

   van, n. a fan for grain, &c.: a vane, wing: a test for ascertaining the value of an ore by washing a small quantity on a shovel.—v.t. to separate ore in this way.—ns. Van′ner, an ore-separator; Van′ning. [Fr.,—L. vannus.]

3. Van

   van, n. a large covered wagon for goods, &c.: a light vehicle, covered or not, used by tradesmen in delivering goods: a carriage in a railway-train for carrying luggage, for the use of the guard, &c. [Short for caravan.]

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Van

   a town in the Kurdistan Highlands, on the SE. shore of Lake Van, and 145 m. SE. of Erzerum; inhabited by Turks and Armenians.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. van

   [formerly vant, contracted from avant]. That part of a fleet, army, or body of men, which is advanced in the first line or front.--Vanguard. The advanced division.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. van

   The front of an army, the first line, or leading column.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. van

   A type of vehicle created and designed in various colors, materials, mechanisms, elements, shapes, sizes and styles.

   There are many vans registered in the country.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on February 3, 2020  

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1. VAN

   What does VAN stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the VAN acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. VAN

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Van is ranked #3320 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Van surname appeared 10,798 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 4 would have the surname Van.
   
   67.2% or 7,259 total occurrences were Asian.
   22.1% or 2,395 total occurrences were White.
   6.3% or 680 total occurrences were Black.
   2.1% or 227 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.8% or 195 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   0.3% or 42 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Matched Categories

1. • Army Unit
   • Artistic Movement
   • Camper
   • Car
   • Truck

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'van' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4815

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'van' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1954

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'van' in Nouns Frequency: #1586

How to pronounce van?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say van in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of van in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of van in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of van in a Sentence

1. Mrs Messmer:

   ‘I assure you that I will do my best to tell everyone who I speak to about the play how Fritz really was. Do you actually believe that an idiot could ever become a doctor or a dentist? I don’t. Have you ever thought about why Fritz became a complainer during the hiding period? Until the betrayal, you and the van Pels family were all together and could share your burden. Fritz was a stranger among you. Certainly you must have known how much he worried about his wife. He was all alone.’

2. Suffolk County:

   Bertha slithered out from under the dash while the owner [was] driving the van to an event. The owner felt tugging on the seat belt. When he looked down, there was Bertha, she was well hidden under the dash even though the van was thoroughly searched.

3. Dick Durbin:

   On the Record with Greta Van Susteren. we offered the prime minister an opportunity to balance the politically divisive invitation from Speaker Boehner.

4. Dan Herbert:

   Our judicial system may not be perfect. However the bedrock of the system maintains that all defendants, including unpopular ones, are entitled to fair and impartial treatment, jason Van Dyke is prepared to serve Jason Van Dyke debt to society and move on with Jason Van Dyke life in a meaningful and productive manner.

5. Bill Gross:

   A purchase of Treasuries and a sale of Bunds allows for not only a potential capital gain if the spread narrows, but a yield pickup while the Rip Van Winkle investor potentially waits for a probable outcome.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=van
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Van
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/van
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=van
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=van
8. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Van
9. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=van
10. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
    https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
11. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
    https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html