| 单词 | pantechnicon van |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspantechnicon van 2. Originally (more fully pantechnicon van): a large van for transporting furniture; a removal van. Later, more generally: any large truck or container lorry. (Now the usual sense.) ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > cart, carriage, or wagon > cart or wagon for conveying goods > [noun] > types of > covered > for removing furniture pantechnicon1850 pantech1942 1850 Times 10 Dec. 1/5 (advt.) Wanted, to Purchase, or Hire, a large Pantechnicon Van, or two ordinary Vans. 1879 Times 6 Aug. 15/2 Oetzmann and Co. are enabled to offer special advantages to their country customers in delivery of goods by their own large pantechnicon vans. 1891 Pall Mall Gaz. 31 Aug. 2/3 The friends..who sent pantechnicons and heavy waggons doubtless meant well. 1892 Daily Chron. 28 Apr. 9/1 Situation wanted in household removals in pantechnicon vans. 1910 Chambers's Jrnl. Jan. 30/2 One other class of thief must be referred to: the class which brings a pantechnicon van and removes the whole contents of a house. 1949 W. V. Wilkins Once upon Time iii. 59 People appeared to be moving about in the pantechnicon close to his head... Shortly afterwards,..the engine took up its load; and..the bulky vehicle..set off on its voyage. 1990 W. A. Livesey GCSE Motor Vehicle Stud. ii. 21/1 Pantechnicons and articulated lorries are generally referred to as heavy goods vehicles (HGV). < as lemmas |
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