Phonetics:
/væn/
Meanings:
noun
Definition: 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/lorry.
Example: The van sped down the road.
Definition: An enclosed railway vehicle for transport of goods.
Definition: A light wagon, either covered or open, used by tradesmen and others for the transportation of goods.
Definition: A large towable vehicle equipped for the repair of structures that cannot easily be moved.
verb
Definition: To transport in a van or similar vehicle (especially of horses).
Definition: (used in passive voice) Of law enforcement: to arrest (not necessarily in a van; derived from party van).