单词 | transit van |
释义 | > as lemmastransit van transit van n. †(a) a covered horse-drawn wagon used in the desert (obsolete); (b) (a proprietary name for) a medium-sized van, used for transporting goods and people (chiefly British). ΚΠ 1846 ‘Mrs. E. Montauban’ Year & Day in East iii. 37 The horses employed in the transit vans are very badly broken in. 1851 John Bull 29 Sept. 622/3 The new Shirriff of Mecca..left on the 30th in the transit vans for Suez. 1962 Financial Times 10 Apr. 5/6 Ford of Cologne has increased its range of ‘Transit’ vans and baby buses. 2001 H. Collins No Smoke i. 9 Jake, still leaning against the old transit van parked a few feet from the bookies, looks towards the men. < as lemmas |
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