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van 1 V0018000 (văn)n.1. a. An enclosed boxlike motor vehicle having rear or side doors and side panels especially for transporting people.b. A covered or enclosed truck or wagon often used for transporting goods or livestock.2. Chiefly British A closed railroad car used for carrying baggage or freight.v. vanned, van·ning, vans v.tr. To transport by van: vanned the horses to the racetrack.v.intr. To drive or travel in a van: vanned around the country.
[Short for caravan.]
van 2 V0018000 (văn)n. The vanguard; the forefront.
[Short for vanguard.]
van 3 V0018000 (văn)n. Archaic 1. A wing.2. A winnowing device, such as a fan.
[Middle English, from Old English fann and Old French van, both from Latin vannus; see wet- in Indo-European roots.]van (væn) n1. short for caravan12. (Automotive Engineering) a covered motor vehicle for transporting goods, etc, by road3. (Railways) Brit a closed railway wagon in which the guard travels, for transporting goods, mail, etc4. (Automotive Engineering) Brit See delivery van
van (væn) n (Military) short for vanguard
van (væn) n (Tennis) short for advantage3 Usual US and Canadian word: ad
van (væn) n1. (Agriculture) any device for winnowing corn2. an archaic or poetic word for wing[C17: variant of fan1]
Van (vɑːn) n1. (Placename) a city in E Turkey, on Lake Van. Pop: 377 000 (2005 est)2. (Placename) Lake Van a salt lake in E Turkey, at an altitude of 1650 m (5400 ft): fed by melting snow and glaciers. Area: 3737 sq km (1433 sq miles)van1 (væn)
n. the vanguard. [1600–10; by shortening] van2 (væn)
n. 1. a covered vehicle, usu. a large truck or trailer, used for moving goods or animals. 2. a smaller boxlike vehicle, resembling a panel truck, that can be used as a truck or for passengers or camping. 3. Also called van′ conver`sion. a van whose cargo area has been equipped with living facilities. [1820–30; short for caravan] van4 (væn)
n. wing (defs. 1, 2). [1400–50; late Middle English, variant of fan1] Van (væn, vɑn)
n. Lake, a salt lake in E Turkey. 1454 sq. mi. (3766 sq. km). Van a company of troops moving forward; the forward section of such a company or train of persons, 1633.Examples: van of armies, 1879; of circumstances, 1820; of insurgents, 1816; of the Celtic migrations, 1850; of the procession, 1878; of testimonies, 1772; of the war, 1716.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | van - any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)avant-garde, new wave, vanguardart movement, artistic movement - a group of artists who agree on general principles | | 2. |  van - the leading units moving at the head of an armyvanguardarmy unit - a military unit that is part of an army | | 3. | van - (Great Britain) a closed railroad car that carries baggage or freightrailcar, railroad car, railway car, car - a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad; "three cars had jumped the rails"Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom | | 4. |  van - a camper equipped with living quarterscaravancamping bus, motor home, camper - a recreational vehicle equipped for camping out while traveling | | 5. |  van - a truck with an enclosed cargo spacebookmobile - a van with shelves of books; serves as a mobile library or bookstoredelivery truck, delivery van, panel truck - a van suitable for delivering goods or services to customerslaundry truck - van that picks up and delivers laundry; "a laundry truck stops by every week"milk float - a van (typically powered by electricity) with an open side that is used to deliver milk to housesmoving van - a van used for moving home or office furniturepassenger van - a van that carries passengersblack Maria, paddy wagon, patrol wagon, police van, police wagon, wagon - van used by police to transport prisonersmotortruck, truck - an automotive vehicle suitable for hauling |
Translationsvan (van) noun a vehicle for carrying goods on roads or railways. He drives a van; (also adjective) a van-driver; a vanload of waste paper. 箱型車，(火車)廂式貨車 运货车，（有篷的）货车 - Could you send a tow truck? (US)
Can you send a breakdown van? (UK) → 您能不能派一辆维修车来？ - We'd like a site for a conversion van (US)
We'd like a site for a campervan (UK) → 我们想要一块露营车地块
van
in the van of (something)At the forefront of something. The lieutenant who was in the van of the assault, leading a small party of machine-gunners to clear a path for the rest of the infantry. The senator had been in the van of the movement to equalize pay for all citizens since the late 1960s.See also: of, vanwhite-van manSomeone who drives a nondescript white van for work, especially one who drives in an aggressive, reckless, or dangerous way. Alludes to the perception that such drivers (typically male) are ignorant or rude. I used to cycle to work, but after nearly being knocked over three separate times by white-van men, I decided to start taking the bus.See also: manin the ˈvan (British English, formal) at the front or in the leading position: The eight warships in the van opened fire on the advancing fleet.See also: vanˌwhite-ˈvan man (British English, informal) used to refer to a man driving a white van in an aggressive way. Many companies use white delivery vans and their drivers are often considered stupid and rude: Who enjoys driving to work with the constant traffic jams, roadworks and the impatient hooting of white-van man?See also: manVan
Van (vän), city (1990 pop. 153,525), capital of Van prov., E Turkey, near the eastern shore of Lake VanVan, Lake
, 1,453 sq mi (3,763 sq km), largest lake in Turkey, in E Turkey 65 mi (105 km) SW of Mt. Ararat. Some 75 mi (120 km) long, the lake is alkaline and has no outlet; the city of Van is near the lake's east shore.
..... Click the link for more information. , at an altitude of 5,659 ft (1,725 m). It is the trade center for a fruit- and grain-growing region. Now predominantly Kurdish, Van was the cradle of an ancient Armenian civilization. It was the capital of the old Vannic kingdom of UrartuUrartu
, ancient kingdom of Armenia and N Mesopotamia, centered about Lake Van in present-day E Turkey. It was the biblical Ararat. Urartu flourished from the 13th cent. to the 7th cent. B.C., but was most powerful in the 8th cent. B.C., when it ruled over most of N Syria.
..... Click the link for more information. or Ararat. The city fell to the Seljuk Turks (1071) and to the Ottoman Turks in 1543. Near the city is the mound of Toprakkale where excavations in the 19th cent. uncovered the remains of the town of Urartu. Many tablets with so-called Vannic inscriptions relating to early Armenian history were found. In 1939 archaeologists discovered fortifications and various materials dating from the 8th cent. B.C. Many of the Armenians living in the region were massacred by the Turks in 1895 and also during World War I, when control of Van was contested by Russia. Van suffered significant damage from an earthquake in 2011.Van a city in eastern Turkey and administrative center of the vilayet of Van; located near the western shore of Lake Van. Population, 31,000 (1965). Trading center of an agricultural district (wheat). Cement-making and flour-milling industries are found in Van. From the ninth to the sixth century B.C. the capital of the state of Urartu-Turuspa was located on the site of Van. Turuspa was known as Van from the sixth century B.C. In ancient Armenia under Tigranes II (first century B.C.), Van was a town of considerable importance. In 364 A.D. it was severely damaged by the troops of the Sassanian king Sapor II. It again became an important town in the tenth century as part of the Vaspuragan Kingdom. In 1022 it was seized by Byzantium and then by the Seljuks. In the second half of the 14th century it was destroyed twice by the troops of Timur. In the 17th century the city was seized by the Turks. In 1895-96 under Sultan Abdul-Hamid II the population of Van was subjected to a cruel pogrom, during which thousands of Armenians were slaughtered. During World War I (1914-18) the Armenian population was evicted and annihilated by the Turkish authorities. B. N. ARAKELYAN
Van a lake in Turkey located in the Armenian Highlands at an altitude of 1,720 m. Area, approximately 3,700 sq km; depth, more than 145 m. The origin of the lake bed is basically tectonic, but the lake’s waters were also dammed up by the products of eruptions of the Siukhan and Nemrut volcanoes, which formed the northern and western shores. The lake is without drainage; it softens to a degree the climate of the neighboring mountains. The water of Van Lake is saline (19.1 parts per thousand). The populace living along its shores engages in fishing and salt extraction. The lake is navigable. van[van] (mining engineering) A test of the value of an ore, made by washing (vanning) a small quantity, after powdering it, on the point of a shovel. To separate, as ore from veinstone, by washing it on the point of a shovel. A shovel used in ore dressing. van1. a covered motor vehicle for transporting goods, etc., by road 2. Brit a closed railway wagon in which the guard travels, for transporting goods, mail, etc. 3. Brit See delivery van
Van1. a city in E Turkey, on Lake Van. Pop.: 377 000 (2005 est.) 2. Lake. a salt lake in E Turkey, at an altitude of 1650 m (5400 ft.): fed by melting snow and glaciers. Area: 3737 sq. km (1433 sq. miles) Van
Van , vanFor some names with this prefix not found below, see the principal part of the name.FinancialSeeADVAN
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van
Synonyms for vannoun any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)Synonyms- avant-garde
- new wave
- vanguard
Related Words- art movement
- artistic movement
noun the leading units moving at the head of an armySynonymsRelated Wordsnoun (Great Britain) a closed railroad car that carries baggage or freightRelated Words- railcar
- railroad car
- railway car
- car
- Britain
- Great Britain
- U.K.
- UK
- United Kingdom
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
noun a camper equipped with living quartersSynonymsRelated Words- camping bus
- motor home
- camper
noun a truck with an enclosed cargo spaceRelated Words- bookmobile
- delivery truck
- delivery van
- panel truck
- laundry truck
- milk float
- moving van
- passenger van
- black Maria
- paddy wagon
- patrol wagon
- police van
- police wagon
- wagon
- motortruck
- truck
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