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Noun: van  van
  1. A truck with an enclosed cargo space
     
  2. Any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
    - avant-garde, vanguard, new wave
     
  3. [Brit] A closed railway car that carries baggage or freight
     
  4. A camper equipped with living quarters
    - caravan
Verb: van (vanned,vanning)  van
  1. Transport or travel in a van

Derived forms: vans, vanned, vanning

Type of: art movement, artistic movement, bogie [Asia], camper, camper van, camping bus, car, lorry [Brit], motorhome, motortruck [N. Amer], railcar, railroad car [N. Amer], railway car [Brit, Cdn], railway carriage [Brit, Cdn], truck

Encyclopedia: Van, Texas