van

🇺🇸 /væn/ 🇬🇧 /væn/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP10000Oxford3000CEFR-B1
noun
A2

a vehicle for carrying things or people, with a covered back and no side windows

We loaded the van with boxes for our move.

R

a vehicle with side windows that carries about twelve people

The school van picks up children every morning.

R

a train car for carrying bags or mail

The mail van was attached to the end of the train.

translation

n. a vehicle for carrying things or people, with a covered back and no side windows; a vehicle with side windows that carries about twelve people; a train car for carrying bags or mail

Word Forms

Plural vans