Van Definition

văn
vanned, vanning, vans
noun
vans
An enclosed boxlike motor vehicle having rear or side doors and side panels especially for transporting people.
American Heritage

Vanguard.

Webster's New World
A closed truck or wagon for moving furniture, carrying freight or people, etc.
Webster's New World
The vanguard; the forefront.
American Heritage
A winnowing machine.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
verb
To transport in a van.
Webster's New World
To travel in a recreational van.
Webster's New World
(mining) To wash or cleanse, as a small portion of ore, on a shovel.
Wiktionary
preposition
Of or from.
Webster's New World
abbreviation

Abbreviation of Vancouver.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Van

Noun

Singular:
van
Plural:
vans

Origin of Van

  • Middle English from Old English fann Old French van both from Latin vannus wet-1 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Latin vannus (“a van, or fan for winnowing grain"): compare French van.

    From Wiktionary

  • Short for vanguard

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Short for caravan

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Short for caravan.

    From Wiktionary

  • Cornish

    From Wiktionary

Van Sentence Examples

  • The van was in a road side pull off.

  • I said nothing on the hour long trip in his van.

  • The three of us were outside and secure in my new van without further incident.

  • The neighbor we woke up says he's been around and he drives a dark blue van.

  • They've spotted the van!

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Words Starting With

VVAVAN

Words Ending With

NANVAN

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Words Starting With V and Ending With N

Starts With V & Ends With NStarts With VA & Ends With NStarts With V & Ends With AN

Word Length

3 Letter Words3 Letter Words Starting With V3 Letter Words Ending With N